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US5436969A
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Portable telephone set combined with a card
Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 1994-03-18
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Granted: 1995-07-25
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Expires: 2014-03-18
Abstract
Abstract In a portable telephone set for use in combination with an IC card comprising an IC unit mounted thereon and a contact connected to the IC unit, the portable telephone set comprises a telephone body, the telephone body comprises a battery unit receiving portion, first and second holding portions formed on the battery unit receiving portion for holding the card, and a connector mounted on the battery unit receiving portion. The portable telephone set further comprises a battery unit which is removably attached to the battery unit receiving portion. The IC card is attached to the battery unit receiving portion and is sandwiched between the battery unit receiving portion and the battery unit so that the contact is connected to the connector.
Inventors
- 👤 Fumiyuki Kobayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 21:35
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/38; H04B1/3816; G; G06; G06K; G06K13/00; G06K13/02; G06K13/08; G06K13/0806; H04B1/3827; H04B1/3883; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/02; H04M1/0202; H04M1/026; H04M1/0262; H01; H01R; H01R2201/00; H01R2201/16; H04M2250/00; H04M2250/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
177 words
A portable telephone set for use in combination with a card comprising first and second side ends opposite to each other, an IC unit mounted thereon, and a contact connected to said IC unit, said portable telephone set comprising: a telephone body comprising a battery unit receiving portion, first and second holding portions formed on said battery unit receiving portion for holding said card at said first and said second side ends, and a connector mounted on said battery unit receiving portion; and a battery unit which is removably attached to said body and disposed at said battery unit receiving portion; said card being attached to said battery unit receiving portion and being sandwiched between said battery unit receiving portion and said battery unit so that said contact is connected to said connector; said battery unit having a protrusion at a position corresponding to said connector, said protrusion pressing said card to bring said contact into contact with said connector when said battery unit is attached to said body and disposed at said battery unit receiving portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
177 words
A portable telephone set for use in combination with a card comprising first and second side ends opposite to each other, an IC unit mounted thereon, and a contact connected to said IC unit, said portable telephone set comprising: a telephone body comprising a battery unit receiving portion, first and second holding portions formed on said battery unit receiving portion for holding said card at said first and said second side ends, and a connector mounted on said battery unit receiving portion; and a battery unit which is removably attached to said body and disposed at said battery unit receiving portion; said card being attached to said battery unit receiving portion and being sandwiched between said battery unit receiving portion and said battery unit so that said contact is connected to said connector; said battery unit having a protrusion at a position corresponding to said connector, said protrusion pressing said card to bring said contact into contact with said connector when said battery unit is attached to said body and disposed at said battery unit receiving portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
80 words
A portable telephone set as claimed in claim 1, wherein said telephone body further comprises spring means attached to said battery unit receiving portion in position adjoining one of the first and the second holding portions for extruding said card in a direction which is released from said one of the first and the second holding portions, said direction being generally parallel to a plane in which said card is disposed when held by said first and second holding portions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
62 words
A portable telephone set as claimed in claim 2, wherein said spring means is comprises a wire spring, said wire spring being attached to said battery unit receiving portion in position adjoining said one of the first and the second holding portions so that said one of the first and the second side ends perpendicularly comes into contact with said wire spring.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A portable telephone set as claimed in claim 1, wherein said connector comprises a blade spring for pressing said card in a direction which is released from said battery unit receiving portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A portable telephone set as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said first and said second holding portions is a slot formed on said telephone body.
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