Method of using a foldable card as a usb contact

Abstract

The USB contact has a foldable flat card has a folding line and a foldable front flap section and foldable rear flap section. The card has contact segments. The front flap section is upwardly folded until the front flap section bears against a top surface of the card. The rear flap section is also upwardly folded until the rear flap section bears against the top surface of the card. A front segment is downwardly folded along the folding line until an underside of a rear segment bears against an underside of the front segment and the contact segment comes into contact with the contact segment to form a USB contact. The USB contact is then inserted into a computer.

1 . A USB contact, comprising:
 a foldable flat card having a foldable central folding line and a foldable front flap section and foldable rear flap section,   the foldable flat card having contact segments; and   means for upwardly folding the front flap section until the front flap section bears against a top surface of the foldable flat card.   
     
     
         2 . The USB contact according to  claim 1  wherein the foldable flat card has means for upwardly folding the rear flap section until the rear flap section bears against the top surface of the card. 
     
     
         3 . The USB contact according to  claim 1  wherein the foldable flat card has means downwardly folding a front segment along the folding line until an underside of a rear segment bears against an underside of the front segment and the contact segment comes into contact with the contact segment to form a USB contact. 
     
     
         4 . The USB contact according to  claim 1  wherein the front flap section has means for expanding into an flat position to protect the contact segments. 
     
     
         5 . The USB contact according to  claim 3  wherein the foldable flat card has means for unfolding the front segment and the rear segment along the folding line to put the card into a flat expanded position. 
     
     
         6 . The USB contact according to  claim 5  wherein the foldable flat card has locking means for locking the card in the flat expanded position. 
     
     
         7 . The USB contact according to  claim 6  wherein the locking means has snapping means for holding the flap sections in a flat expanded position. 
     
     
         8 . The USB contact according to  claim 1  wherein the foldable flat card has an embedded memory. 
     
     
         9 . The USB contact according to  claim 1  wherein the foldable flat card has a computer processor. 
     
     
         10 . The USB contact according to  claim 1  wherein the foldable flat card has contact segments disposed at a corner so that the contact segments protrude in a direction that is substantially parallel to the folding line.