Carrier tape with reinforcing

Abstract

A carrier tape ( 1 ) includes a plurality of sockets ( 10 ) for accommodating products, and a connecting wall ( 20 ) connecting the sockets with each other. Each socket includes a bottom wall ( 14 ) and sidewalls ( 12 ) extending upwardly from edges of the bottom wall. The bottom walls form reinforcing portions ( 146 ) thereon which improve the strength of the carrier tape.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A carrier tape for accommodating products, the carrier tape comprising: 
 a connecting wall;    a plurality of sockets connected with each other by the connecting wall, each of the sockets defining a bottom wall and sidewalls extending from edges of the bottom wall, the bottom wall having at least one reinforcing portion.    
     
     
         2 . The carrier tape as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one reinforcing portion of each of the sockets is a transverse rib protruding from a lower surface of the bottom wall.  
     
     
         3 . The carrier tape as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the at least one reinforcing portion of each of the sockets defines a groove in an upper surface of the bottom wall.  
     
     
         4 . The carrier tape as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the bottom wall of each of the sockets includes a first base wall and a second base wall connected with the first base wall, the second base wall being lower than the first base wall, and the at least one reinforcing portion being formed on the second base wall.  
     
     
         5 . The carrier tape as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the sockets are formed in a row at regular intervals along a longitudinal direction of the carrier tape.  
     
     
         6 . The carrier tape as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the connecting wall extends horizontally from the sidewalls of the sockets, and surrounds and isolates each of the sockets.  
     
     
         7 . The carrier tape as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the sockets are shaped to correspond to products accommodated in the sockets.  
     
     
         8 . A reel-carried carrier tape, comprising: 
 a plurality of equally spaced sockets adapted to receive corresponding electronic components therein, the sockets being arranged in a row, each of the sockets having a bottom wall and sidewalls rising from edges of the bottom wall;    a connecting wall interconnecting the sidewalls of the sockets;    a plurality of feed holes defined in the connecting wall and arranged in two rows on opposite sides of the sockets, respectively; wherein 
 the bottom wall of each of the sockets forms a plurality of reinforcing portions thereon, said reinforcing portions extending parallel to the rows of sockets and feed holes, each of the reinforcing portions being a rib protruding from a lower surface of the bottom wall, a groove being defined in an upper surface of a corresponding rib.  
   
     
     
         9 . A carrier tape for accommodating products therein, comprising: 
 a plurality of sockets connected to one another, in a single row, with a connection wall;    two rows of feed holes formed on the connection wall and disposed by two sides of the sockets along said single row;    each of said sockets generally defined by a plurality of side walls and a bottom walls, a contour formed by said side walls for complying with an exterior contour of the product, a projecting block upwardly extending from a center portion of the bottom wall for complying with an interior contour of the product;    a plurality of ribs formed on the bottom wall and extending along a direction of said single row; wherein 
 some of said ribs extend substantially through the whole bottom wall while some of said ribs are interrupted by said projecting block.  
   
     
     
         10 . The tape as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein another bottom wall is formed along three of said side walls in a raised manner relative to said bottom wall.  
     
     
         11 . The tape as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein some of said ribs are interrupted by said another bottom wall.