Desktop smartcard security kit

Info

Patent number: D423969
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 17, 1999
Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
Inventors: Robert E. Springer (Durham, NC), David W. Hill (Cary, NC), Brian H. Leonard (Durham, NC), Robert C. Schwartz (Raleigh, NC), John D. Swansey (Durham, NC)
Primary Examiner: Marcus A. Jackson
Attorney: Bernard D. Bogdon
Application Number: 0/106,535

Description

Description

FIG. 1 is a front right side elevational perspective view of a first embodiment of a desktop smartcard kit according to the principles of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the first embodiment when viewed from the back side;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the first embodiment when viewed from the front side;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a front right side elevational perspective view of a second embodiment of a desktop smartcard security kit according to the principles of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a back side elevational view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevational view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevational view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 15 is a front right side elevational perspective view of a third embodiment of a desktop smartcard security kit according to the principles of the present invention;

FIG. 16 is a front elevational view of the third embodiment;

FIG. 17 is a back side elevational view of the third embodiment;

FIG. 18 is a right side elevational view of the third embodiment;

FIG. 19 is a left side elevational view of the third embodiment;

FIG. 20 is a top plan view of the third embodiment; and,

FIG. 21 is a bottom plan view of the third embodiment.