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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. 11, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Russ V Raschke, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Assignee:
Advantek, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
206714 ;
Abstract
A tape having a plurality of pockets for accommodating electronic components has a bottom wall with platforms for supporting electronic components and end walls having bosses adjacent opposite ends of tape and side walls adjacent opposite sides of the tape to prevent lateral, longitudinal, and rotational movements of the electronic components in the pockets. Fingers on the bosses and/or side walls extend over opposite portions of the electronic components to vertically retain the electronic components in the pockets.