Mobile telephone equipped for accomodating a plug-in subscriber identity module and coupling device for plug-in subscriber identity modules

摘要

The object of the present invention is to provide a coupling device for plug-in subscriber identify modules (SIM) whereby exchange of the plug-in SIM is made easy and a mobile telephone incorporating or being adapted to incorporate such a coupling device. The coupling device for plug-in SIM comprises a plug-in SIM, a tray accommodating the plug-in SIM and a contact base for mounting the tray. When the tray is mounted in the contact base, the electrodes formed on the plug-in SIM are brought into contact with the connecting terminal incorporated in the contact base. The tray accommodating the plug-in SIM can be detached from the contact base.