AU2018100769B4 - Sim card body with integrated sim and sim eject tool - Google Patents
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Abstract A SIM card body wherein: a SIM card is removably provided in the SIM card body; and a SIM eject tool which comprises a pin portion adapted to open a SIM tray and which is integrally or removably provided in the SIM card body.
Description
[0001] The present invention relates to a SIM card body having an integrated SIM card and SIM eject tool.
Background [0002] SIM (Subscriber identity Module) cards are used in a range of mobile computing devices such as mobile telephones and tablets. Telecommunication service providers typically provide SIM cards to users by incorporating the SIM card in a pushout portion of a plastic SIM card body, which is typically the size of a business card. A user presses the SIM card out of the SIM card body and then inserts it into a SIM tray in their device.
[0003] SIM eject tools are used to open the SIM tray, allowing the user to insert or remove a SIM card from the SIM tray. SIM cards are commercially supplied by telecommunication providers separately from the mobile computing devices. SIM eject tools are typically provided with the mobile computing devices. SIM eject tools may also be adhered to the surface of a SIM card body.
[0004] Conventional methods of supplying SIM eject tools suffer several drawbacks. For example, the SIM eject tool can be easily misplaced. This is inconvenient, especially for international travellers, who often swap SIM cards when travelling in different countries. Additionally, when provided separately to the SIM card, the SIM eject tool requires separate packaging, increasing the cost of supply. Adhering the SIM eject tool to the surface of the SIM card body also requires additional handling of both the SIM card body and the SIM eject tool before they are provided to a user.
[0005] In this context, there is a need for improved ways of providing SIM eject tools.
Summary [0006] According to the present invention, there is provided a SIM card body having: a SIM card integrally formed as a push-out portion of the SIM card body; and a SIM eject tool integrally formed as a push-out portion of the SIM card body.
2018100769 22 Jan 2019 [0007] The SIM card and the SIM eject tool may be integrally formed as push out portions in side-by-side relationship in the SIM card body.
[0008] The SIM card may be a full sized SIM card, a micro-SIM card or a nano-SIM card.
[0009] The SIM eject tool may comprise a body portion and a pin portion.
[0010] The present invention also provides a method of providing the SIM card body described above.
Brief Description of Drawings [0011] Embodiments of the invention will now be described by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a conventional SIM card body incorporating a SIM card;
Figure 2 is a diagram of a conventional SIM eject tool;
Figure 3 is a diagram of a SIM card body according to one embodiment of the present invention; and
Figure 4 is a diagram of a SIM card body according to a further embodiment of the present invention.
Description of Embodiments [0012] Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 depicts a conventional SIM card body 10 which comprises an integrally formed SIM card 12. Apertures 14 are cut into the SIM card body 10 around the periphery of the SIM card 12, such that the SIM card 12 forms a push out portion 16 which is connected to the SIM card body 10 by bridging portions 18. The bridging portions 18 are breakable, allowing the SIM card 12 to be pushed out of the SIM card body 10 by finger pressing. The SIM card 12 can then be inserted into the SIM tray of a device, such as a mobile telephone (not shown), by a user.
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2018100769 22 Jan 2019 [0013] Figure 2 depicts a conventional SIM eject tool 20 which comprises a body 22 and a pin portion 24. The body 22 is adapted to be held by a user, and the pin portion 24 is adapted to open the SIM tray of a device, such as a mobile telephone (not shown).
[0014] Figure 3 depicts a SIM card body 26 according to one embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the SIM card 28 forms a push out portion 32 in the same manner as in the conventional SIM card body depicted in Figure 1.
[0015] The SIM card 28 may be one or more conventional SIM cards, for example full sized SIM cards, micro-SIM cards or nano-SIM cards.
[0016] The SIM card body 26 also comprises a SIM eject tool 36 which comprises a body 38 and a pin portion 40. The body 38 is adapted to be held by a user, and the pin portion 40 is adapted to open the SIM tray of a mobile computing device, for example a mobile telephone (not shown).
[0017] The SIM eject tool 36 may be provided in the SIM card body 26 by any means that allows the pin portion 40 of the SIM eject tool 36 to be used to open the SIM tray (not shown) of a mobile computing device, [0018] For example, in the embodiment of the invention depicted in Figure 3, the SIM eject tool 36 may be pushed out from the SIM card body 26 in the same manner as the SIM card 28. In an alternative embodiment depicted in Figure 4, sections of the SIM card body 26 may be removable by breaking the SIM card body 26 along lines 42 to define the pin portion 40.
[0019] The SIM card body 26, the SIM card 28 and the SIM eject tool 36 may be comprised of plastic, metal or a combination thereof.
[0020] Embodiments of the present invention provide a SIM card body that which incorporates both a SIM card and a SIM eject tool. Advantageously, embodiments of the present invention remove the need for a SIM card and a SIM eject tool to be packaged and provided separately, or for the SIM eject tool to be manufactured separately and then adhered to the SIM card body. Additionally, embodiments of the present invention also reduce the potential for the SIM eject tool to be misplaced.
[0021] For the purpose of this specification, the word comprising means including but not limited to, and the word comprises has a corresponding meaning.
AU_Active01 904226928v1 DUNLOPA [0022] The above embodiments have been described by way of example only and modifications are possible within the scope of the claims that follow.
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Claims (5)
1. A SIM card body, comprising:
a SIM card integrally formed as a push-out portion of the SIM card body; and a SIM eject tool integrally formed as a push-out portion of the SIM card body.
2. The SIM card body of claim 1, wherein the SIM card and the SIM eject tool are integrally formed as push out portions in side-by-side relationship in the SIM card body.
3. A SIM card body of any previous claim, wherein the SIM card is one or more of a full sized SIM card, a micro-SIM cards and a nano-SIM card.
4. A SIM card body of any previous claim, wherein the SIM eject tool comprises a body portion and a pin portion.
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A method of providing the SIM card body according to claim 1.
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