Patent ID: 6966440
Filing Date: 2005-11-22
Classification: H01R,H05K,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A packaging tape for contact members, comprising a tape of sheet material having a longitudinal direction and a flat section along one edge of the tape, the flat section having opposed top and bottom surfaces, a series of sprocket holes extending longitudinally adjacent said one edge of the tape, a series of longitudinally-spaced through-holes extending longitudinally along a portion of the tape located at substantially the same level as that of the flat section and spaced inwardly of the series of sprocket holes and parallel to and laterally spaced from the series of sprocket holes, a protective section bordering each of the through-holes and depending below the bottom surface of the flat section of the tape in a direction perpendicular to the top and bottom surfaces of the tape, the protective section comprising two spaced depending sections flanking the sides of each of the through-holes and extending a substantial distance below the portion of the tape where the through-holes are located, such that a contact member when placed in a through-hole and extending below the bottom surface of the tape will be protected by the two depending sections flanking the sides of the contact member.