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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:
Aug. 29, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Anthony W Beyer, Elburn, IL (US);
Assignee:
Tek Pak, Inc., Batavia, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
206714 ; 206722 ; 206561 ; 206717 ;
Abstract
A modular tray system for holding component carriers includes a rectangular frame having retaining elements in the form of slots or pegs along opposite sides. Rails or partitions are arranged in parallel and selectively spaced apart along the opposite sides, and spaced apart along the opposite sides, and spanning between the opposite sides. Component carriers such as strips of thermoformed component-holding carrier tape are supported on the spaced apart rails. The modules can be stacked to allow for the holding of component carriers having relatively deep component-holding pockets.