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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas Skrtic, Eau Claire, WI (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
206330 ; 206331 ; 206332 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a carrier tape for supplying electronic through-hole components seriatim to a machine. In one embodiment, the tape includes a plurality of aligned pockets each including two parallel rows of aligned apertures formed in the bottom wall portion of each pocket and adapted to grip the pins of the electronic components inserted therein to retain the components within the pockets.