Portable interface for electronic chip card

摘要

The interface can hold one or more electronic cards (74,76) and is plugged into a card reader. The interface comprises a module (80) designed to be located in the card reader. It has at one end an electrical connection (16) which plugs into the reader. A ferrule (78) fitted at the other end of the module has a slot into which the card is inserted. A location (82) is designed to partially receive a memory card partially passed through the ferrule slot. The card location has a card guide and positioning device. It has electrical connections for connecting with the electrical contact surfaces on the memory card.