Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
64 words
A flexible IC card of the kind provided with plural electrode terminals in parallel and separate array on at least part of its perimeter, which card is coated and bonded with insulating material, characterised in that the card (10) has at least one circuit part including active devices (15, 15ʹ and 15ʺ) and a battery (14) connected by printed circuit (11) on the card.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
64 words
A flexible IC card of the kind provided with plural electrode terminals in parallel and separate array on at least part of its perimeter, which card is coated and bonded with insulating material, characterised in that the card (10) has at least one circuit part including active devices (15, 15ʹ and 15ʺ) and a battery (14) connected by printed circuit (11) on the card.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A card as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the electrode terminals (13) are provided and coated on both sides of the card (10) and interconnect the circuit part (11), active devices (15, 15ʹ and 15ʺ) and battery (14).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A card as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the circuit part (11) comprises a CPU (15), a ROM (15ʹ) and a RAM (15ʺ).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A card as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the insulating material (12) has voids (16) of about the width of each electrode terminal with a space between each terminal being covered by the insulating material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
A card as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the card (10) is of rectangular shape with the terminals (13) arranged along at least a portion of a side of the rectangle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A card as claimed in claim 5, characterised in that two sides of the rectangle card (10) at right angles to the side having the terminals (13) are of different cross section to polarise the card.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
100 words
A mating socket for a card as claimed in any one of the preceding claims characterised in that it has an outer U-shaped frame (21) made of insulating material and having a U-shaped channel (25) in the wall of the frame in cross direction and a number of metal connecting pins (22) in parallel and separate array mounted in the bottom part of the U-shaped frame (21), the pins having terminals (26) projecting downwardly out of the bottom of the U-shaped frame and extending through the frame upwardly inside the channel but not beyond the brim (27) of the channel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
A mating socket as claimed in claims 6 and 7, characterised in that the inside walls of the channel (25) have right and left sides different from each other in configuration of polarisation with the card (10).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
A mating socket as claimed in claim 7 or 8, characterised in that the upward portions of the terminals comprise two pieces (24) spring biased together to hold a card terminal (13) therebetween.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
42 words
A mating socket as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 9, characterised in that the downwardly projecting portion of the terminals (26) are bent twice (28, 29) at least where they extend through the bottom of the U-shaped frame (21).