Patent ID: 8550443
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: G01R,H01L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A carrier for releasably holding devices comprises: a body having one or more sites having a first portion adapted to hold a device and a second portion; and at least one of the one or more sites having a first resilient prong and a second resilient prong; wherein: the first resilient prong has: (a) an end affixed to the body in the first portion, (b) a first prong body disposed in the first portion, and (c) a distal end extending into the second portion; the second resilient prong has: (a) an end affixed to the body in the first portion, (b) a second prong body disposed in the first portion, and (c) a distal end extending into the second portion; (a) at least a portion of an edge of the distal end of the first prong (first distal edge) is juxtaposed to at least a portion of an edge of the distal end of the second prong (second distal edge), (b) at least a portion of an edge of the first prong body (first prong body edge) is disposed to enable it to resiliently hold the device against an edge of a first portion of a perimeter of the first portion (first perimeter portion), and (c) at least a portion of an edge of the second prong body (second prong body edge) is disposed to enable it to resiliently hold the device against an edge of a second portion of the perimeter of the first portion (second perimeter portion); and the first distal edge and the second distal edge are disposed so that movement thereof apart causes movement of the first prong edge away from the first perimeter portion and movement of the second prong edge away from the second perimeter portion.