Tubular container for the acceptance of semiconductor components

Claim 2

A tubular container having at least one external wall with a pair of inner leg portions extending from a bight portion to form a hollow cavity with a U-shaped cross-section for loosely receiving and storing at least one component which has a housing with housing surfaces forming housing edges extending in the longitudinal direction of the container, said component being a dual-in-line component with terminals extending outward from the opposite end surfaces and being bent to provide a U-shaped configuration similar to the cross-section of the container, said container having means for protecting the component contained therein from electrostatic charging and discharging, said means including means to prevent frictional engagement of the housing surfaces on an interior wall surface of the bight portion, said means for preventing including a longitudinally extending rail adjacent each corner of the bight portion and an inner leg portion, said rail extending into the cavity and having a glide edge facing the terminals to keep them from engaging the inner leg portion and a glide edge facing the housing of the component to prevent frictional engagement of the surface of the bight portion with the housing surface.

Claim 3

A hollow container having anticharging and antidischarging properties comprising an exterior wall forming a cavity having a U-shaped transverse cross-section for receiving components which have a housing and two rows of external contacts to form a U-shaped profile, said container having means to prevent frictional engagement between the surfaces of the housing of the component and the inner surfaces of the cavity, said means including longitudinally extending rib portions on the inner surface of the wall portion of the cavity including first glide ribs being formed in pairs on the wall portions extending between the U-shaped leg portions of the container and second glide ribs being disposed on the inner legs for spacing the contacts away from the inner surface of the inner leg portions of the container.

Claim 4

A hollow container having anticharging and antidischarging properties comprising an exterior wall forming a cavity having a U-shaped transverse cross-section for receiving components which have a housing and two rows of external contacts to form a U-shaped profile, said container having means to prevent frictional engagement between the surfaces of the housing of the component and the inner surfaces of the cavity, said means including longitudinally extending rib portions on the inner surface of the wall portion of the cavity including first glide ribs being formed in pairs on the wall portions extending between the U-shaped leg portions of the container and second glide ribs being disposed on the inner legs for spacing the contacts away from the inner surface of the inner leg portions of the container.

Claim 5

A tubular container for receiving and holding components, which have housing surfaces forming edges extending in a longitudinal direction of the container, each component having terminals extending outwardly from opposite end surfaces of the housing of the component with the terminal being bent to give the component a U-shaped profile, said container having at least one exterior wall with a bight portion extending between a pair of inner leg portions to form a hollow cavity with a U-shaped cross-section for receiving said components, said container having means for protecting components received in the cavity against both electrostatic charging and discharging, said means including means for preventing frictional engagement of a housing surface of the component and an interior wall surface of the cavity comprising at least one glide surface extending in the longitudinal direction of the container and being inclined relative to the housing surfaces adjacent the nearest edge of the component, said glide surface being engageable with the nearest edge to hold the housing surface off of the interior wall surface of the cavity, and at least one glide surface on each side of the cavity being formed by a longitudinally extending projection at the junction of the bight portion and the inner leg portion, said projection having a free end for maintaining the terminal of the component from engaging an inner surface of the inner leg portion.

Claim 6

A tubular container for receiving and holding components, which have housing surfaces forming edges extending in a longitudinal direction of the container, each component having terminals extending outwardly from opposite end surfaces of the housing of the component with the terminal being bent to give the component a U-shaped profile, said container having at least one exterior wall with a bight portion extending between a pair of inner leg portions to form a hollow cavity with a U-shaped cross-section for receiving said components, said container having means for protecting components received in the cavity against both electrostatic charging and discharging, said means including means for preventing frictional engagement of a housing surface of the component and an interior wall surface of the cavity comprising at least one glide surface extending in the longitudinal direction of the container and being inclined relative to the housing surfaces adjacent the nearest edge of the component, said glide surface being engageable with the nearest edge to hold the housing surface off of the interior wall surface of the cavity, and at least one glide surface on each side of the cavity being formed by a longitudinally extending projection at the junction of the bight portion and the inner leg portion, said projection having a free end for maintaining the terminal of the component from engaging an inner surface of the inner leg portion.

Claim 7

A tubular container according to claim 3, wherein the component has a housing with a cuboid shape and the container has four glide surface.

Claim 8

A tubular container according to claim 4, wherein each of the glide surfaces is a planar surface and said glide surfaces being arranged in diagonally extending pairs.

Claim 9

A tubular container according to claim 4, wherein each of the glide surfaces is a concavely curved surface.

Claim 10

A tubular container according to claim 4, wherein at least one of the glide surfaces is formed by a corresponding wall portion of the tubular container.

Claim 11

A tubular container having anticharging and antidischarging properties and being designed for receiving components having a housing with two rows of external terminals extending from opposite ends with the terminals being bent so that the components have a U-shaped cross-section, said container having an exterior wall forming a cavity having a U-shaped transverse cross-section with a bight portion extending between a pair of inner leg portions, and an electrically conductive charge collector being disposed on the bight portion of the container to extend between the terminals of a component stored therein, said charge collector having longitudinally extending ribs for holding the component from frictional surface engagement therewith and said charge collector having edge portions extending beyond the inner leg portions to act as spacers to prevent engagement of the terminals of the component with an inner surface of the leg portions of the container.

Claim 12

A tubular container having anticharging and antidischarging properties and being designed for receiving components having a housing with two rows of external terminals extending from opposite ends with the terminals being bent so that the components have a U-shaped cross-section, said container having an exterior wall forming a cavity having a U-shaped transverse cross-section with a bight portion extending between a pair of inner leg portions, and an electrically conductive charge collector being disposed on the bight portion of the container to extend between the terminals of a component stored therein, said charge collector having longitudinally extending ribs for holding the component from frictional surface engagement therewith and said charge collector having edge portions extending beyond the inner leg portions to act as spacers to prevent engagement of the terminals of the component with an inner surface of the leg portions of the container.

Claim 13

A container according to claim 8, wherein the wall portions of the container consist of transparent material.

Claim 14

A container according to claim 8, wherein the bight portion of the container wall has a longitudinally extending aperture exposing a portion of the charge collector to the exterior to enable forming an electrical contact therewith.

Claim 15

A container according to claim 10, wherein the charge collector has an H-shaped cross-section with oppositely opening grooves for engaging the edges of the aperture so that a portion of the charge collector is mounted on an outside surface of the container wall.