Patent ID: 7219803
Filing Date: 2007-05-22
Classification: B65D,H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. The combination of a plurality of disks and a carrier tape for releasably holding the disks, the carrier tape comprising: a thin, elongate strip of polymer material presenting a longitudinal axis and having a plurality of pockets defined therein, each pocket for receiving an individual one of the plurality of disks, the plurality of pockets spaced apart and arranged along the longitudinal axis of the strip, each pocket having at least one resilient disk retaining structure therein, each resilient disk retaining structure being positioned so that when a disk is received in one of said pockets, its resilient disk retaining structure applies a biasing force to the disk to retain the disk in the pocket, said resilient disk retaining structure comprises one of a finger and a hub, said resilient disk retaining structure being selectively deflectable so as to enable the disk to be removed from and inserted into the pocket.