Patent ID: 6823652
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: B65D,H05K

Abstract:
A method for storing and transporting electronic components, comprising the steps of:providing a carrier tape comprising: an elongated base strip having an upper surface and a plurality of longitudinally spaced cavities extending downwardly from said upper surface for housing electronic components therein, said upper surface also including parallel grooves extending continuously from one cavity to the next along the length of the carrier tape; each of said cavities having sidewalls and a bottom wall, said bottom wall having a plurality of ridges disposed therein for engaging peripheral portions of said electronic components disposed within said cavities, for confining said components at fixed lateral positions within said cavities; placing an electronic component in each said cavity; covering said components in said cavities with an elongated planar cover strip having a width matching the width of said cavities including the widths of said grooves; seating said cover strip onto said base strip so that said cover strip rests in said grooves and forms a substantially uniform plane with said upper surface.