Patent ID: 7891395

Claim:
A system for producing a pocket tape, the system comprising: a carrier tape feeder for feeding a carrier tape; a pocket tape feeder for feeding the pocket tape; a transducer capable of providing a signal when a predetermined position on the pocket tape is detected by the transducer, the transducer including a wheel having one or more grooves, wherein the one or more grooves are constructed and arranged to receive at least a portion of the pocket tape; a control device for receiving the signal from the transducer and, in response thereto, to cause an adhesive to be applied to at least one of the pocket tape or carrier tape to define adhesive zones spaced between non-adhesive zones, along the length of at least one of the pocket tape or carrier tape; and a mechanism for attaching the pocket tape to the carrier tape, wherein the adhesive is between the pocket tape and the carrier tape.