Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated
Bendable anti-skimming plate for a card reader
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Abstract:
A card reader includes a user-card-insertion slot operatively connected to user-card path. A data-reader is located in an interior of the card reader. A plate is located in the interior of the card reader. The plate is adjacent to the data-reader and interior to the user-card-insertion slot. The plate is configured to block the insertion of a skimming or shimming device and to bend during an attempt to remove the plate from the interior of the card reader. The plate may be configured such that a power connection between the plate and a circuit supplying power to the card reader may be broken during an attempt to remove the plate from the interior of the card reader.
Status:
Grant
Type:
Utility
Filling date:
26 Mar 2020
Issue date:
6 Jul 2021