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US 4,781,953 AGranted
Plastic carrier tape having lowered cross rails
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorJohn F. Ball
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Abstract
A plastic carrier tape for electronic components and the like having cross rails at a predetermined distance below taping rails thereby allowing for a more uniform adhesion of a tape cover to the plastic carrier tape. This more uniform adhesion will allow for a uniform pull force to remove a tape cover thereby enabling the plastic carrier tape to be more easily used in an automated production line.
Claims8
A carrier tape comprised solely of plastic comprising:
- a plurality of component pockets, each of said component pockets having a first side, a second side, a third side and a fourth side;
- a plurality of taping rails each having an upper surface in a first common plane, said taping rails being disposed along said first and said second sides of said component pockets;
- and
- a plurality of cross rails, said cross rails defining said third and said fourth sides of said component pockets, said cross rails including top surfaces disposed in a second common plane, a predetermined distance below said first common plane.
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A flexible carrier tape comprised solely of plastic comprising:
- at least one component pocket, each said component pocket having a first side, a second side, a third side and a fourth side;
- a plurality of taping rails in a first common plane, each having a smooth upper surface, said taping rails being disposed along said first and said second sides of said component pocket;
- a plurality of sprocket holes, said sprocket holes being disposed in at least one of said taping rails;
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- a plurality of cross rails, said cross rails defining said third and said fourth sides of said component pocket, said cross rails including top surfaces disposed in a second common plane, a predetermined distance below said first common plane.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.