Single piece carrier for integrated circuit devices

Claim 1

A single piece carrier for an integrated circuit device having a body with leads extending therefrom, said carrier comprising a frame having upper and lower faces, said frame having a device-receiving opening extending from said upper face to said lower face, said upper face including spaced grooves, said frame opening for accommodating the body of said device and said frame grooves for receiving the leads of said device, at least two spaced apart arms projecing above said frame upper face, the lower end of each arm connected to a bar means extending between spaced sections of said frame adjacent the periphery of said frame opening, each bar means being rotatable about its longitudinal dimension for pivotally moving its connected arm between an open position wherein the leads of said device can be located within said frame grooves and a closed position wherein said device can be engaged by said connected arm to secure the device with its leads in said frame grooves to the carrier, each bar means being biased to urge its connected arm into its said closed position.