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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:
Mar. 20, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2002
Mark T. Girard, South Haven, MN (US);
Ryan A. Jurgenson, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Susan June Livermore, Legal Representative, Hutchinson, MN (US);
David R. Swift, Glencoe, MN (US);
Joseph P. Tracy, South Haven, MN (US);
Mark T. Girard, South Haven, MN (US);
Ryan A. Jurgenson, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Susan June Livermore, legal representative, Hutchinson, MN (US);
David R. Swift, Glencoe, MN (US);
Joseph P. Tracy, South Haven, MN (US);
Applied Kinetics, Inc., Hutchinson, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a tray for holding components having first and second sides, wherein the first side has at least one first component receptacle for engaging said component; and the second side has at least one component engaging member, and further wherein the first component receptacle and the component engaging member are aligned such that when multiples of the tray are stacked upon each other the first component receptacle and the component engaging member will cooperate to restrain the motion of the component relative to the tray. In such an embodiment the component will have first and second engagement surfaces and the first component receptacle will engage the first component engagement surface and the component engaging member will engage the second component engagement surface.