Part carrier strip
First Claim
1. A part carrier, comprising:
- a flexible member capable of being flattened into a planar strip and including a plurality of part receiving areas, each part receiving area being defined by a plurality of part positioning tabs, each of the tabs abutting the edge of a pre-formed part placed adjacent the part receiving area; and
each of the part receiving areas further being bounded on at least two opposing sides by a row of resiliently deflectable part retaining latches for releasably engaging the part, at least one of the latches in each row overlying the surface of the part and at least one of the latches in each row underlying the surface of the part.
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Abstract
A part carrier device for receiving and transporting component parts includes a flexible member capable of being flattened into a planar strip and having a plurality of part receiving areas. Each of the part receiving areas is defined or bounded by a plurality of part positioning tabs. Each of the part positioning tabs is positioned to abut an edge of a pre-formed part placed adjacent the part receiving area. Each of the part receiving areas is further being bounded on at least two opposing sides by a row of resiliently deflectable part retaining latches which releasably engaging the part. At least one of the latches in each row is positioned to overlie the surface of the part, while at least one of the latches in each row is positioned to underlie the surface of the part.
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23 Claims
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1. A part carrier, comprising:
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a flexible member capable of being flattened into a planar strip and including a plurality of part receiving areas, each part receiving area being defined by a plurality of part positioning tabs, each of the tabs abutting the edge of a pre-formed part placed adjacent the part receiving area; and each of the part receiving areas further being bounded on at least two opposing sides by a row of resiliently deflectable part retaining latches for releasably engaging the part, at least one of the latches in each row overlying the surface of the part and at least one of the latches in each row underlying the surface of the part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A part carrier for carrying a flat pre-formed part, comprising:
a flexible member capable of being flattened into a planar strip and having a plurality of upwardly facing part receiving surfaces, each of the part receiving surfaces being bounded by a pair of opposing rows of part retaining latches and further being bounded by opposing rows of substantially planar part positioning tabs, and wherein at least one of the part retaing latches in each row is resiliently deflectable between a part engaging position overlying the part and a part releasing position, and wherein at least another one of the part retaining latches in each row underlies the part. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A part carrier, comprising:
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a flexible member capable of being flattened into a planar strip and including a plurality of part receiving areas, each part receiving area being bounded on at least two sides by a plurality of substantially planar lateral retaining tabs defined in the planar strip and being adapted to laterally retain a pre-formed planar part placed adjacent the part receiving area; and a plurality of substantially planar and resiliently deflectable surface retaining members adapted to overlie and therefore engage the surface of the part thereby restraining the part against movement away from the part receiving area. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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22. A part carrier for carrying a flat pre-formed part, comprising:
a flexible member capable of being flattened into a planar strip and having a plurality of upwardly facing part receiving surfaces, each of the part receiving surfaces being bounded by a pair of opposing rows of resiliently deflectable part retaining latches and further being bounded by opposing rows of part positioning tabs, each of the retaining latches including a downwardly facing part contacting surface, each of the retaining latches further including a part positioning tab projecting at an acute angle downwardly away from the part contacting surface, at least one of the part retaining latches in each row being resiliently deflectable between a part engaging position and a part releasing position.
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