Read/write unit for two integrated circuit cards

Claim 1

An integrated circuit read/write unit comprising: (a) a housing installed in a main body of a computer, said housing being formed at a covering panel thereof with a first aperture and a second aperture both for receiving integrated circuit cards; (b) a main board having two end sides, one of which is closer than the other to said first and second apertures, said main board being situated in said housing and having a first connecting means at said end side of the main board which is closer to said first and second apertures; (c) a first secondary board situated in said housing and having a second connecting means at an end side thereof, a third connecting means in a position adjacent to said second connecting means, and a first seat aligned with said first aperture of said housing at an external end side thereof for receiving a first integrated circuit card; and (d) a second secondary board situated in said housing a certain distance from a base panel of said housing and having a fourth connecting means at an end side thereof, and a second seat aligned with said second aperture of said housing at an external end side thereof for receiving a second integrated circuit card, wherein said first and second connecting means are for electrically connecting circuits on said main board with circuits on said first secondary board, and said third and fourth connecting means are for electrically connecting circuits on said first secondary board with circuits on said second secondary board.