Patent ID: 6484881
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: B65D,H01L

Abstract:
An electronic component package comprising:a plurality of component-receiving tray sections having leading and trailing edges which are flexibly interconnected to one another, each component-receiving tray section open on a top side, such that the electronic component package functions as a flexible carrier tape in one of two configurations; and first and second package edges interconnected to and extending along the tray sections, the first and second package edges removably connected to a cover received over the top side of the tray sections in the other of the two configurations, wherein the electronic component package is sufficiently rigid when covered to function as a tray that supports electronic components located within the plurality of component-receiving tray sections and protects the electronic components during handling and storage of the electronic component package, and wherein the first and second package edges of the tray sections include a plurality of edge connectors integrally formed within the edges and open on a bottom side thereof to engage a drive mechanism for feeding the electronic component package along a pathway.