PCMCIA card and associated support and circuitry augmenting appa

Details PCMCIA card and associated support and circuitry augmenting appa PCMCIA card and associated support and circuitry augmenting appa

1995-04-24

1997-03-04

Phillips, Michael W.

Electricity: electrical systems and devices

Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...

For electronic systems and devices

361737, 375222, G06F 116, H05K 710

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active

056086075

ABSTRACT:
A PCMCIA card structure is operatively insertable into a dual PCMCIA card slot extending into the interior of a computer and comprises a PCMCIA card removably coupled to a circuitry augmenting and support structure that includes an attachment section and a support body portion. The attachment section is removably connectable to the outer end of the card, and the support body portion has a shape similar to that of the card, is secured to the attachment section, and is in a parallel, facing and closely adjacent relationship with the card. The attachment section forms an electrical interface connection between the PCMCIA card and an external device or system. Upon insertion of the PCMCIA card apparatus into the slot, side edge portions of the card and the support body portion are received in opposed channel member pairs within the slot, with the body portion bracing the attachment section. The support body portion may be permanently or removably secured to the attachment section, and may be a second PCMCIA card or a solid support structure. In a first embodiment of the PCMCIA card structure, the card is a modem card, and the attachment section has socket openings configured to receive a phone jack and a cellular phone connector plug. In a second embodiment the support body section is a second PCMCIA card. In a third embodiment the card has speaker phone capabilities, and the attachment section has mounted thereon a microphone, speaker, and headphone jacks.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5375037 (1994-12-01), Le Roux
patent: 5391094 (1995-02-01), Kakinoki et al.
patent: 5481616 (1996-01-01), Freadman

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