Patent ID: 6332536
Filing Date: 2001-12-25
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A component tape comprising:a carrier tape including a plurality of pockets, wherein each of the pockets is for carrying one of a plurality of components; anda cover tape adapted to be applied over the pockets of the carrier tape so as to enclose each of the plurality of components, the cover tape comprising,printed information printed on the cover tape, comprising,a plurality of component counts, wherein each of the component counts requires an area that encompasses more than one of the plurality of pockets; anda plurality of pointing indicators, each of which is associated with one of the component counts and points to a particular component so as to specify the particular component as corresponding to a particular component count, wherein each of the component counts recites a number of components on the component tape including a predetermined first component, the particular component specified by the associated pointing indicator, and every intervening component.