Patent ID: 7458472

Claim:
A re-usable carrier structure for carrying an article, comprising: a carrier frame defining at least one carrying space; a removable stretchable carrier base disposed in the at least one carrying space of said carrier frame, said removable stretchable carrier base being stretchable by about 10-100% or by over 30%, and being stable to resist deformation by heat at temperatures less than or equal to about 80° C.; a tacky adhesive disposed on said removable stretchable carrier base; wherein an article may be held by the tacky adhesive and carried on the a tacky adhesive on the removable stretchable carrier base of said carrier structure, wherein the removable stretchable carrier base is stretched when displaced by an ejector for releasing an article carried on the tacky adhesive on the removable stretchable carrier base; and wherein the article is removable leaving said removable stretchable carrier base and tacky adhesive thereon on said carrier frame, and wherein said removable stretchable carrier base is removable from said carrier frame so that said carrier frame is available to be reused with another removable stretchable carrier base.