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  Sim card holderUSPTO Application #: 20060286847Title: Sim card holder Abstract: A SIM card holder includes a base (10) and a catching mechanism (20). The base defines a receiving groove (114) and a slot (110). The receiving groove is configured for receiving the SIM card therein. The base comprises a protrusion (108). The protrusion and the slot are arranged at two opposite sides of the receiving groove. The catching mechanism comprises a main board (201) having a bending piece (202) and a bending hem (204) at two opposite ends thereof. The bending hem is engaged in the slot. The bending piece is engagable with the base so as to lock the SIM card in the receiving groove. The main board comprises an elastic slice resisting the protrusion when the bending piece is engaged with the base. (end of abstract)
Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp - Fullerton, CA, US Inventors: Zhou-Quan Zuo, Chia-Hua Chen USPTO Applicaton #: 20060286847 - Class: 439331000 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Electrical Connectors, With Coupling Movement-actuating Means Or Retaining Means In Addition To Contact Of Coupling Part, For Dual Inline Package (dip), Movement-actuating Or Retaining Means Comprises Cover Press The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060286847. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention generally relates to SIM card (subscriber identification module cards) holders and, more particularly, to a SIM card holder for seating a SIM card onto an electronic device such as a mobile phone. [0003] 2. Discussion of the Related Art [0004] Nowadays, mobile phones are widely used and bring convenience to our lives, mobile phones have become a part of modern life. Every mobile phone has a SIM card for carrying information which is necessary for people to operate the mobile phone. The SIM card may also contain personal information for the subscriber, for example, a listing of frequently used telephone numbers. Therefore, a SIM card holder is necessary for holding the SIM card in electronic devices such as mobile phones. [0005] Referring to FIG. 1, a typical SIM card holder is disclosed as follows. The SIM card holder includes a mounting base 80 and a locking element 90. A receiving groove 801 is defined in the mounting base 80 for receiving a SIM card. The locking element 90 includes a fixing portion 901, an operating portion 903 and a deformable portion 905. The locking element 90 is mounted on the mounting base 80. The fixing portion 901 protrudes over the receiving groove 801 to hold the SIM card. When the operating portion 903 is pulled manually, the deformable portion 905 deforms and the fixing portion 901 moves away from the receiving groove 801, thereby the SIM card can be removed from the receiving groove 801 of the mounting base 80. [0006] It can be seen that the deformable portion 905 of the locking element 90 is very large, and a height of the deformable portion 905 will increase when pulling the operating portion 903. Thus, the SIM card holder occupies too much space, which results in an overly large size for electronic devices such as mobile phones. In addition, when a person is installing or removing the SIM card, he or she must hold the mobile phone and operate the locking element 90 with one hand and remove the SIM card simultaneously with another hand. That is, it is very inconvenient for the user to operate the SIM card holder. [0007] What is needed, therefore, is a SIM card holder which has small height and is easily operated. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0008] A SIM card holder includes a base and a catching mechanism. The base defines a receiving groove and a slot. The receiving groove is configured for receiving the SIM card therein. The base comprises a protrusion. The protrusion and the slot are arranged at two opposite sides of the receiving groove. The catching mechanism comprises a main board having a bending piece and a bending hem at two opposite ends thereof. The bending hem is engaged in the slot. The bending piece is engagable with the base so as to lock the SIM card in the receiving groove. The main board comprises an elastic slice resisting the protrusion when the bending piece is engaged with the base. [0009] Other advantages and novel features of preferred embodiments of the present hinge system and its applications will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0010] Many aspects of the present SIM card holders and their applications can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of SIM card holders. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views. [0011] FIG. 1 is an exploded, isometric view of a conventional SIM card holder; [0012] FIG. 2 is an exploded, isometric view of a SIM card holder in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present SIM card holder; [0013] FIG. 3 is similar to FIG. 2, but viewed from another direction; [0014] FIG. 4 is an assembled, isometric view of the SIM card holder of FIG. 2; [0015] FIG. 5 is similar to FIG. 4, but viewed from another direction; [0016] FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the SIM card holder taken along the line VI-VI in FIG. 4; [0017] FIG. 7 is similar to FIG. 6, showing another state of the SIM card holder; and [0018] FIG. 8 is an isometric view of the holder for a mobile phone which employs the SIM card holder. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [0019] Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, a SIM card holder includes a housing 10 and a catching mechanism 20. A SIM card 30 is fixed on the housing 10 by the catching mechanism 20, and the SIM card 30 is electrically connected to a print circuit board (PCB, not shown) by a connector 40. [0020] The housing 10 is approximately cuboid-shaped with a front surface 100 and a back surface 101. A receiving cavity 102 is defined in a bottom portion of the housing 10 for receiving a battery (not shown), and an opening 104 is defined in a top portion of the housing 10 for receiving the connector 40. The receiving cavity 102 is defined by four sidewalls 103. A nick or a hole 105 is defined in a sidewall 103 near the opening 104. Being adjacent to the nick 105, a protrusion 108 is formed on the front surface 100 of the housing 10, and located between the nick 105 and the opening 104. A slot 110 is defined at the front surface 100 of the housing 10 and is opposite to the protrusion 108 relative to the opening 104. Two strips 112 are formed on the housing 10 at the front surface 100 and are perpendicular to the protrusion 108 and the slot 110. Two ends of each strip 112 bend towards another strip 112, thereby cooperatively defining a receiving groove 114 for receiving the SIM card 30. A batten 116 is formed on the back surface 101 of the housing 10, aligning with the slot 110. Two catch boards 118 and two catch pieces 120 are formed on the back surface 101 of the housing 10 surrounding the opening 104 for housing the connector 40. The connector 40 is disposed at the back surface 101 and exposed out of the front surface 100 via the opening 104. Continue reading... Full patent description for Sim card holder Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Sim card holder patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. 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