Package including electrical equipment lead shorting element

Claim 2

A lead short circuiting package for electrical equipment having a plurality of leads extending from each of opposite sides thereof, the leads on each of said sides being in the same plane, said package including in combination: a rectangular frame of insulating material having first and second side walls and first and second end walls defining a substantially rectangular opening foR receiving electrical equipment having a plurality of co-planar leads extending from each of opposite sides thereof; and, metallic conductor means of substantially rectangular configuration carried by and supported on said frame and extending along both of said side walls for contacting and electrically interconnecting co-planar leads on opposite sides of electrical equipment when such equipment is positioned within said frame.

Claim 3

The invention of claim 1 wherein said conductor means is trough shaped for engaging co-planar leads on opposite sides of electrical equipment.

Claim 4

The invention of claim 2 wherein said conductor means comprises the trimmed away frame for the leads of an integrated circuit package.

Claim 5

The invention of claim 1 in which there are two notches in each end wall of said frame and said cpnductor means is shaped to extend along one side wall from one notch in one end wall to a corresponding notch in the other end wall and through the other notch in said other end wall and along said other side wall to the other notch in said one end wall.

Claim 6

The invention of claim 4 in which said conductor means extends through said notches beyond the walls of said frame and along said side end walls outside of said frame.

Claim 7

The invention of claim 5 in which said conductor means is trough shaped, whereby said portions of said conductor that are in said notches are in planes which slant towards each other and at angles with the planes of said side walls.

Claim 8

The invention of claim 6 wherein said trough shaped conductor means comprises the trimmed away frame for leads of an integrated circuit package.

Claim 9

A lead short circuit package according to claim 1 wherein said rectangular frame is a pallet of plastic material having a hole at least part way through said pallet to define said side and end walls and providing an opening, portions of the surface of said pallet adjacent each of said side walls adapted for supporting co-planar leads on opposite sides of electrical equipment received in the opening, said conductor means having projections positioned to engage leads on said pallet at said portions of the surface thereof, and a retainer having locking legs extending into the hole and holding said conductor means and said projections against leads supported on said portions of the surface of said pallet, end walls of said pallet on opposite sides of the hole being formed to cooperate with the locking legs of said retainer to hold said retainer in place.