Patent ID: 6467627
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: B65D,H05K

Abstract:
A flexible carrier tape system, suitable for winding on a reel in high density, comprising:an elongated base strip having an upper surface and a plurality of longitudinally spaced cavities extending downwardly from said upper surface for housing components therein; 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 components disposed within said cavities, for confining said components at fixed if lateral positions within said cavities; said upper surface also including parallel grooves extending continuously from one cavity to the next along the length of the carrier tape; an elongated planar cover strip having a width matching the width of said cavities including the widths of said grooves; and said cover strip sealed onto said base strip so that said cover strip rests in said grooves and forms a substantially uniform plane with said upper surface, whereby said cavity depth defines the radial distance consumed by each tape winding on said reel.