CHIP CARD COMPRISING A MORE OR LESS RECTANGULAR FLAT SUPPORT

摘要

The invention relates to a chip card (C') comprising a rectangular flat support (10) having two longitudinal edges (18, 20) and two transverse edges (22, 24). One portion (14) of the front (12) of the inventive card is intended to receive at least one electrical contact pad (16). Moreover, the support (10) is provided with a rectangular slit (F) which surrounds said portion (14) in such a way as to define a mini-card (MC). Said mini-card, which can be detached from the support (10), is connected by means of at least two connecting links (B'2, B'3) which extend respectively from one longitudinal edge (26, 28) of the mini-card (MC) towards the adjacent longitudinal edge (18, 20) of the card (C'). Each of the connecting links comprises two grooves which can resist bending stresses and which are disposed opposite one another on each face of the support (10). The upper grooves of each link (B'2, B'3), which are disposed on the front face (12) of the support, are different from one another such that the upper link (B'2) which is disposed closest to one of the longitudinal edges of the support is less resistant to bending stresses than the other lower link (B'3).