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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:
Nov. 08, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1994
James L Schenz, Stillwater, MN (US);
Tom Skrtic, Eau Claire, WI (US);
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
According to the present invention there is provided a unitary flexible carrier tape comprising a strip like portion defining a top surface for the tape, and wall portions defining a plurality of similarly-shaped pockets spaced along the tape and opening through the top surface. The wall portions include bottom wall portions, side wall portions extending between the strip like portion and the bottom wall portions. The bottom wall portions include distal parts spaced from the top surface of the tape and embossed parts projecting above the distal parts and having abutment surfaces spaced above the distal parts. The side wall portions include longitudinal parts extending between the top surface of the tape and the distal parts. The side wall portions also include castellation parts having portions located above the embossed parts and inset from the longitudinal parts.
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