KR910001655B1 - Transparent electrostatic protective container with readily accesible indentification means - Google Patents

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Description

[Name of invention]

Transparent static protective container with easily accessible identification

[Brief Description of Drawings]

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the features, advantages and objects of the present invention.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a protective container according to the present invention, in which a circuit card comprising a predetermined electrostatic discharge sensitive device and a paper card including a laser-readable bar code graph identifying a circuit card are shown;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a container stack according to the present invention, in which the circuit card shown in FIG. 1 is shown as an imaginary line in the upper container.

3 shows a ridge on the bottom surface of a bottom open-end container that can be used for lamination,

4a and 4b show a plastic hinge useful in a container according to the invention, and a bracket formed on the container member so that the hinge can be inserted,

5 shows an upward perspective view of the office processing pocket structure showing the rear office processing retention ridge,

6a and 6b show different observation states of the tab closure means according to the invention showing the mounting tab and the window allowing the identification material to be deciphered,

7 is a view showing another embodiment of the mounting means for securing the contents placed inside the container.

Detailed description of the invention

[Background of invention]

The present invention relates to a container for handling, transporting and storing electronic components, and more particularly to a container that protects its contents from damage due to electrostatic discharge.

Typically, electronic components are transported from one location to another and stored in some form of shipping container specifically designed for protection. As the use of static-sensitive electronic components increases, many shipping containers have been designed to include electrostatic protection. Components such as metal oxide semiconductors (MOS), field effect transistor silicon chips, small cross-sectional semiconductor junctions, piezoelectric crystals and other such devices are relatively sensitive to electrostatic discharge. Therefore, electrostatic protection is typically used when handling or storing these components.

Certain electrostatic protection means use a continuous conductor encapsulation around the component, thus establishing the equipotential surface and preventing the accumulation of charges generated externally inside the encapsulation. Means are used to mutually couple the charges to the means for dissipation. One example is a carbon impregnated plastic bag. Such bags are used to enclose the protected component and to place the conductor enclosure around the component. The electrostatic charge formed on the bag is dissipated by connecting the bag to a suitable ground or discharging it to the atmosphere. However, these plastic bags are not strong enough to provide a structure that can support stacking a number of such enclosed components on top of other plastic bags. Another enclosure is used to place the plastic bag. Another consideration of this technique is the disadvantage of implementing inventory management. Typically, identification materials and other documents relating to the contents of the bag are placed in the bottom of the container and placed in a pouch that must be removed by hand for inspection.

Other precautions used to protect sensitive electronic components include the method of sealing sensitive components in partially "bubble-wrap" electrical conductors, the use of devices that are temporarily shorted during shipping and storage. , Use of built-in protection devices such as zener diodes, and other techniques. In general, the techniques described above are useful, but in some cases other protection techniques are required.

One technique of providing another protective device includes a box-shaped, rigid, container coated with an anti-static material. One embodiment is to use transparent plastics that are treated with a topical charging film. Sensitive components stick to the inside of the box and the box is closed, forming a partially electrically conductive enclosure around the component. Some types of conductors may be connected to the box to provide a path to ground potential. Therefore, the box forms an equipotential surface to protect the contents from external electrostatic effects. In some cases, partially electrically conductive, flexible, elastomeric, plastic foams are used inside containers to secure sensitive components in placement. The foam provides an electrical path from other sensitive components to other enclosures. Therefore, charges that accumulate on the sensitive components are conducted to the equipotential surfaces and are transferred to the ground path. Because containers are rigid, these containers can be stored stacked. However, many electrified coating materials do not always reliably destroy large charges. In addition, certain liquids have been used to handle plastic wear off. Therefore, the container should be inspected regularly or discarded after a certain time. In addition, the prior art was relatively expensive.

Techniques found to be superior to those described above include methods of using partially electrically conductive plastic materials molded in box-shaped form to retain sensitive components. Plastic materials form an equipotential surface around the component that protects the component from external electrostatic effects. Such containers are rigid enough to stack and protect the enclosed components from physical impact. As in other techniques, a partially electrically conductive elastomeric plastic foam is used inside the container to secure the contents.

However, none of the techniques described above have been combined in a container form to protect sensitive electronic components from electrostatic discharge during handling, transportation and storage and to provide containers suitable for efficient inventory management. In many of the prior art, the enclosed documents are placed inside a container with sensitive components. In order to observe the document, the container must be opened, which breaks the protective surface surrounding the component and enables electrostatic discharge due to this handling. Containers for electrostatic protection provide certain information about the contents and allow access to the enclosed documents without the need to open the containers, which makes it easier to observe the presence of the contents as a valuable annex to the art.

Summary of the Invention

According to the present invention, there is provided a useful container for shipping, handling and transporting sensitive electronic components comprising a pair of open-end containers joined together at open ends to form a closed container in a preferred embodiment. The container is formed of an optically transparent static protective plastic material to observe at least a portion of its contents. The container includes means such as electrostatic protection, elastomer, plastic foam sheet to protect electronic components at selected locations. This foam sheet is in contact with the electrostatic protection container and contents. The means may be formed to support the contents in a particular way, and may include protrusions from inside the container to engage and position the electronic components in a particular way, with or without a foam sheet. This means also includes an aperture in which the presence of the contents can be confirmed by observing from the outside of the optically transparent container, thus eliminating the need to disassemble or open the container for this purpose.

Another feature of the container according to the invention is an integral pocket for holding enclosed documents. The pocket is configured to be accessible when containers are stacked or otherwise placed in such a way that they are difficult to open. The pocket includes a hinged tab having a window through which documents, such as an identifier placed within the pocket, can be viewed or deciphered. Identifiers such as bar code graphs or magnetic media are inserted into pockets and held in place by tabs. The window in the tab allows the bar code graph or magnetic medium to be deciphered without moving the container from the stack and without opening the container. Opening the container can damage the equipotential surface around the electronic component. In one embodiment, a pocket-shaped tab with a 45 ° angle is used. This particular slope allows the window to be observed when the container is in a vertical stack, a horizontal stack, or some other arrangement.

Referring now to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like or corresponding elements in the various figures, FIG. 1 shows a bottom opening container member 12, an upper opening container member 14, and a third for forming a document pocket. A container 10 according to the present invention having an open container member 16 and a tab 18 is shown. The bottom and top open container members 12 and 14 are each formed of an electrostatic protection material. An electrostatic discharge sensitive electronic component, such as a circuit card 22 containing a MOS device, is disposed between the bottom container member 12 and the upper container member 14, and these two container members 12, 14 are open ends. When joined together at, they form an isoelectric surface that completely covers the circuit card 22 as shown in the upper container in FIG. The hinge 20 is attached to the back side of each container member 12, 14, and allows the container members 12, 14 to be opened and closed several times with respect to each other, as well as the hinge (when the container 10 is closed). It is possible to provide a mechanism for firmly holding the container members 12, 14 together at the contact surface adjacent to 20).

Referring back to FIG. 1, an electrostatic discharge sensitive component, such as circuit card 22, is disposed inside two container members 12. 14 to be secure. As shown, one means for supporting the circuit card 22 uses an electrostatic protective foam sheet 26. The foam sheet is in this case formed into a rugged shape to support the circuit card 22 at a number of points.

According to the invention, the aperture is included in the support means of the electronic component 22. Through this aperture, the presence or absence of the contents of the container 10 can be confirmed. In some cases, labels or other documents enclosed with the circuit card 22 are removed from the container 10. The problem arises when the absence of visibility documents indicates an empty container and the handler assumes that the only way to check for a lack of content is to actually open the container. The handler is responsible for opening all containers to verify the empty container. Can't have time for The normal procedure is to return all empty containers to the central supply point to wait for other needs. When a container does not have visibility documents and actually contains a circuit card, the circuit card can be returned to the central supply point in the container that is expected to be empty. This is not found until the next user opens the container. Therefore, valuable components can be "lost".

The present invention provides a solution to this problem by including an aperture in the support means inside the container. In the case where the container is formed of an optically transparent material and the support means have apertures, the container can easily observe the presence of the contents without opening to ensure that it is empty.

As shown in FIG. 1, the supporting means inside the container 10 is included as an opposing sheet of the rugged electrostatic protective foam sheet 24.26. The entire foam sheet 24 is disposed in the upper container member 14 and the two foam sheets 26 are disposed in the bottom container member 12. The two foam sheets 26 in the bottom container member are narrower than the member 12 so that an opening exists between these sheets. Materials that can be used for this foam sheet include well-known partially electrically conductive foam sheets useful from various sources (such as charged polyurethane-based foams), or when the foam sheet is made of a resin comprising carbon or graphite particles. Foam can be injected into an electrically conductive material such as. Other techniques known in the art can be used.

The term "electrostatic protection" is used herein in its general sense and means that it relates to a material capable of providing electrostatic discharge protection. This includes discharge materials (about 10 ⁹ -10 ¹² Ω / cm 2), static electricity dissipating materials (about 10 ⁵ -10 ⁹ Ω / cm 2), and more conductive materials.

Within this embodiment, the foam sheets 24, 26 are formed to an excessive height so as to be pressed to some extent by the circuit card 22 to provide proper holding force. Since these foam sheets are in contact with the electrostatic protection walls of the circuit card 22 and the respective container members 12, 14, they generate a continuous electric path and become part of the equipotential surface around the circuit card 22. Certain electrostatic charges can be distributed over a fairly wide area. This path also promotes electrostatic discharge from the circuit card 22 when the container 10 is in contact with the ground potential. By forming the foam sheets 24 and 26 to a height exceeding the height of each container member, the circuit card 22 is protected not only against physical shock but also against electrostatic discharge. The rugged portion 28 on the foam sheets 24, 26 is somewhat flattened to provide more even bearing capacity.

In addition, in FIG. 1, it can be seen that the bottom and top container members 12, 14 have two pairs of opposing side walls 30, 32 (bottom container member) and 31, 33 (top container member), respectively. . Within this embodiment, the opposing walls are parallel to each other and perpendicular to their adjacent walls. Incidentally, each container member 12, 14 has a closed end 34, 36 and an open end opposite the closed end. In the case of the bottom container member 12, the outer surface of the closed end 34 may have a particular shape such that it is easier to stack one container on another container or the next container on another container. The terms "top" and "bottom" and "front" and "back" are used herein for convenience of reference but are not intended to be limiting. The opening of the pocket can be seen as the front of the container, and the wall of the pocket facing the opening can be seen as the back. As described above, the hinge 20 is attached to the back of the container 10. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the outer surface of the closed end 34 is disposed ridges 38 and 39 in front of the container 10 in front of the container 10, and at other angles and is disposed at an angle to the container member. It includes a ridge 41 disposed near the front of the. These ridges 38, 39, 41 are used to engage a particular type of upper surface on another container.

In the case of the third open container member (pocket container member as known) 16, the mating surface 40 is provided for use in laminating with the bottom container member 12 of the other container 10. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the engagement surface 40 is a protruding surface formed on the pocket container member 16. As shown in FIG. By comparing FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, it can be seen that the ridges 38 and 39 of FIG. 3 slide on the outside of the protruding surface 40 of FIG. The ridge 41 disposed near the front of the bottom container member 12 limits the movement in the rear direction. When formed in accordance with the above description, the containers 10 are stacked precisely at the time of alignment and do not slide easily with each other in the lateral or back direction. As used herein, the term " stacking " refers to forming stacks in a horizontal or other direction as well as in the vertical direction in order to indicate placing multiple containers in contact with each other. do.

As shown in the embodiment of FIG. 1, the container 10 is hinged along a pair of sidewalls 30, 31 at the back of the container 10, and the opposite pair of sidewalls 30 are in front of the container 10. And latching means 42 in 31. In FIG. 1, the latching means 42 is a clip each having two openings approximately the same size as the corresponding protrusions 44, 46 on the upper container member 14 and the bottom container member 12. FIG. Is shown. This latching configuration is well known in the art and will not be described in further detail. The specific structures shown in the drawings and described herein are exemplary in nature and are not intended to limit the invention. Different latching arrangements other than those shown in FIG. 1 may be used. In some cases, two or more latching means may be needed on the same side. As another example, the top container member 14 and the bottom container member 12 cannot be hinged, but they are simply configured to stick together so that the arrangement is provided to latch together in two walls, three walls or all four walls. Can be. Modifications of the exemplary embodiments provided herein may be made by those skilled in the art, but such modifications and variations are included within the scope of the present invention.

Hinge means useful in the container 10 of FIG. 1 are shown in FIG. 4A. The hinge 20 may be formed of an electrostatic protective plastic material and snaps into the Daeung brackets 21 and 23 shown in FIG. 4B formed on the upper and lower large container members 12 and 14. . Hinges such as these are useful for relatively long periods of time and withstand multiple openings and closings of the container 10. An advantage of using the arrangement as shown is that the hinge 20 can be replaced with another in case of failure. Therefore, container members can be reused even if the hinge breaks. As shown in FIG. 4, the hinge includes two “snap-in” protrusions 50 and a central region 52 with reduced cross section that actually occurs. The protrusion 50 slides into the brackets 21 and 23 in each container member, and the flat surface 53 of the protrusion prevents the hinge from moving from the container member bracket. Another feature of the invention is an integral pocket for holding an identification material. This makes it possible to identify container contents without opening or disturbing the top and bottom container members. As used herein. The term "identifying substance" is used in its general sense and includes the documents that accompany the container contents. These documents may include drawings, reports, bar code graphs, magnetic media, test results and other materials related to the contents. As shown in FIG. 1, the pocket is formed by attaching the open end of the pocket container member 16 to the outer surface of the closed end 36 of the upper container member 14. As shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the pocket container member 16 extends to the back side of the upper container member 14 and is snapped into the upper container member 14 by the protrusion. Two projections are indicated by reference numeral 54. These protrusions may be welded or glued to a suitable position in slot 56 in upper container member 14.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the upper container member 14 of the closed end 36 has a ridged upper surface. In addition to adding strength to this member 14, the rear ridge 58 acts as a stop for preventing the identification material disposed in the pocket from slipping back on the upper container member 14 anymore. There is also a side ridge 60 which prevents the identification material from lateral movement.

Referring now to FIG. 5, the corresponding ridge 62 formed on the pocket container member 16 is shown. When this ridge 62 is aligned with the ridge 58 of the upper container member 14, the back surface of the pocket is defined, preventing the identification material from moving further in the back direction.

The side wall 64 of the pocket container member 16 has a protrusion 54 for the upper container member 14 to assemble as described above. As can be seen with reference to FIG. 1, the side wall 64 of the pocket container member 16 may be disposed outside of the side ridge 60 of the upper container member 14. Thus, combining the sidewall 64 of the pocket container member 16 and the side ridge 60 of the upper container member 14 forms a complete side surface that inhibits lateral identifier movement in the pocket.

The height of the pocket container member 16 is chosen large enough to accommodate the required identification material enclosed in the contained electronic component. In FIG. 1, only the card 65 which has a bar code graph and some other characters which serve as an identification substance is shown. If this is just an identification material enclosed with any contained component, the height of the pocket container member 16 can be made small. In most cases, however, drawings, defect reports, and other identifying materials are enclosed with the card 65, thereby increasing the height of the pocket container member 16. Another feature of the pocket according to the invention is the pocket tab 18. One of the purposes of this tab is to provide visible access to the identification of the contained components without the need to open the container 10. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1, 6A and 6B, the tab 18 comprises a plastic structure having a window 66 through which an identifier can be observed. The tab 18 is also hinged 68 in this embodiment to allow insertion of an identification material into or removal of the identification material from the pocket. As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the protrusion 70 has a complete hemisphere 72 for snapping the tab 18 in place on the upper container member 14. The protrusion 70 is inserted into a corresponding slot 74 disposed in the upper container member 14 (FIG. 1). Other protrusions 76 are used to permanently assemble the top of the tab 18 to the pocket container member 16. This other protrusion 76 is similar to the protrusion 5 on the pocket enclosure 16 in that it allows the parts to be combined into one when more permanently engaged, but the protrusion 70 on the tab 18 provides an identification material. It must be opened and inserted several times to insert or remove it. The protrusions for permanent engagement can be welded or glued in place or held by means known in the art.

As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B, the angle of the tab 18 is about 45 degrees. This angle may vary, but the 45 ° angle allows easy access to the tab window 66 for vertical and horizontal stacking. In figure 2 a stack of containers according to the invention is shown. The tab window 66 is at an angle of 45 ° through which the viewer can examine the identifier. Regardless of whether the identification material comprises a bar code graph that can be decoded by a light sensor or LASER, or a magnetic stream that can be decoded by having it, or a number and description that can be visually decoded, the present invention provides an identification process. To facilitate. Identifiers can be easily decrypted without removing the container from the stack. In addition, if it is desired to insert or remove an identifier from the pocket, this can be achieved without removing the container 10 from the stack.

In the container manufactured according to FIG. 1, a bar code graph, such as shown on the card 65, may be arranged to be visible through the window 66 of the tab 18. The card 65 may be folded as shown and may not move into the pocket if it is relatively rigid and approximately the same size as the pocket. In one embodiment, window 66 is an opening in tab 18. However, if a LASER bar code graph reader is used, the window may be covered with an optically transparent material. Cards such as those indicated by reference numeral 65 in FIG. 1 can be generated and printed by a computer. Although the window 66 is used to prepare for access to an identifier, such as a card 65 having a bar code graph, the pocket may act to retain other identifiers as well as described above.

Although rugged foam sheets 24 and 26 are shown in FIG. 1 as a means for securing electronic components, other techniques may be used that allow the component to be viewed through at least one of the container members. For example, in FIG. 7, a mounting technique is shown where the projections 80 from the side walls 30, 32 are used to secure the components in the horizontal plane. The protrusion 82 from the inner surface of the container closed end 34 of the bottom container member 12 is circular in cross section and includes a reduced cross-sectional size portion that can fit into a hole in the circuit card 22. can do. The electrons included when the upper container member 14 includes a protrusion extending from the inner surface into the container 10 and the protrusion is aligned with the protrusion 82 shown in FIG. 7 from the bottom container member 12. The component is fixed in a vertical plane. Other techniques and combinations of the above can be useful. The foam liner may or may not be used in this case.

As used herein, the term "component" or "electronic component" refers to a broad range of components that are sensitive to electrostatic discharge, but not in a limiting sense. Therefore, the term includes the circuit card 22 assembly shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 or just an integrated circuit chip, or a small or large device or an assembly of devices.

One feature of the present invention is to form the top and bottom container members 14, 12 of integral electrostatic protection material without encapsulating the material. Under the name BENSTAT, static-dissipating plastics such as those produced by Olympic Plastics, Inc., 5800 West Jefferson Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90016, Los Angeles, California, United States It is known to produce good results. The material is rugged, optically transparent, and has a surface resistance property between 10 ⁸ and 10 ¹⁰ Ω / cm 2. Other parts, such as the bottom, top and pocket container member 18, and latch 42 may be made of a more flexible and more flexible material. Certain advantages can be obtained if they are made of an electrostatic protection material, but these parts need not be optically transparent and inexpensive materials such as polypropylene can be used. The pocket container member 16 is formed of this optically transparent material so that the identification material can be read out from the outside of the container. If containers are to be used for military purposes, all parts must be formed of an electrostatic protection material. In this case, BENSTAT can be used for all these parts. The parts can be formed by known techniques such as injection molding or vacuum forming.

Therefore, an improved protective container with an internal pocket that facilitates identification of the contents has been described and described. The identification material can be conveniently inserted or removed from the pocket without disturbing the equipotential surface established by the top and bottom container members. This is an advantage over the prior art in that the labels have to be glued and removed on one side of the container and the new labels are glued back to this position when needed. Within the present invention, the identifier is simply removed from the pocket and a new identifier can be inserted. The invention also includes the form of means for verifying the presence of certain contents. By means of the structures and parts of the containers made according to the invention, the contents are well protected without damage from electrostatic discharge and physical shock. The contents capable of accumulating charge are protected by providing an electrical path that provides a means for dissipating any such accumulated charge.

While specific embodiments of the invention have been described, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications to the invention without departing from the scope of the invention. The appended claims make such changes and modifications fall within the scope of the invention.

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A container for shielding electronic components from electrostatic discharge, each container being formed of an electrostatic protection material and open at one end and closed at opposite ends, having an inner and an outer surface A first and second means 24 and 26 for securing electronic components at predetermined positions in the bottom and top container members, the bottom and top container members being formed to be joined together at an open end to form a closed container. A pocket formed on the outer surface of the closed end of the member, the pocket having an opening that allows the identification material to be inserted into and removed from the pocket, and covering the opening of the pocket to hold the identification material inserted into the pocket; . And second means (18) for allowing at least some of the identification material to be observed from outside the pocket. 2. The pocket container member of claim 1, comprising a pocket container member having a side that is open at one end and closed at an opposite end and has an inner and outer surface, the opening having a side formed to insert and remove an identification material. A container coupled to the outer surface of the closed end of one of the container members to form a pocket. 3. A container as claimed in claim 2, wherein the pocket container member comprises an inner ridge disposed in relation to the opening and has a height selected such that movement of the identification material inserted in the pocket is limited. 2. Container according to claim 1, characterized in that the second means (18) comprises a tab having a window through which the identification material can be observed. 6. The container of claim 5, wherein the tab is hinged to move to the open position to insert and remove the identification material and to the closed position to retain the identification material in the pocket. 6. A container according to claim 5, wherein the window is disposed at an angle of approximately 45 [deg.] With respect to the opening. The lower and upper container members are formed of an optically transparent material, and the first means (24, 26) have apertures for observing electronic components from outside the container. And a static protective foam sheet in electrical contact with the bottom and top container members to form an electrical path. 2. A device according to claim 1, wherein the first means (25, 26) are formed on the inner surface of the bottom and top container members for engagement with the electronic components, and each other for securing the electronic components in selected positions between the members. And a cooperating protrusion. 2. A container as claimed in claim 1, comprising lamination means for engaging the outer surface of the other containers stacked to limit the movement of the containers relative to each other. 10. The container according to claim 9, wherein the lamination means includes a protruding surface disposed on an outer surface of the closed end of the pocket container member and a ridge disposed on the outer surface of the closed end of the container member opposite the pocket container member. Wherein the protruding surface and the ridge are formed and arranged to engage with other containers to limit relative movement. The container according to claim 10, wherein the ridges are disposed in parallel with each other and are disposed in front in the rear direction with respect to the container. 2. A hinge according to claim 1, having hinge means for allowing the bottom and top containers to be hinged relative to one another between a closed position and an open position, and retaining the bottom and top container members in a substantially fixed position relative to each other. Container comprising a latch means for not. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the bottom and top container members each comprise a pair of opposing sides, the hinge means comprising a hinge fixed to one of the sides of the bottom and top container members, and the latch means being on the opposite side from the hinge. And a latch including a protrusion disposed therein, the latch engaging the protrusion to hold the bottom and top container members in a fixed position. A container having an integral pocket for holding an identification material and for protecting electronic components from electrostatic discharge, each of which is formed of an electrostatic protection material and is open at one end and closed at opposite ends, and has an inner and an outer surface. Means for securing electronic components at predetermined positions within the bottom and top container members, the bottom and top container members, which are formed to be joined together at the open ends to form a closed container; A pocket container, closed at opposite ends, having an inner and outer surface and having an opening formed to allow insertion and removal of an identification material, the pocket container being engaged with the outer surface of the closed end of one of the container members to form a pocket. Openings in the pocket to retain the member and the identification material inserted in the pocket And a tab having a window covering the identification material. 15. The container of claim 14, wherein the pocket container member includes an inner ridge disposed relative to the opening and has a height selected to limit the movement of the identification material inserted in the pocket. 15. The container of claim 14, wherein the tab is hinged to move to the open position for insertion and removal of the identification material and to the closed position for retention of the identification material in the pocket. 15. The container of claim 14, wherein the window is disposed at an angle of approximately 45 degrees relative to the opening. 15. The bottom and top container member of claim 14, wherein the bottom and top container members are formed of an optically transparent material, and the holding means has an aperture through which the electronic component can be viewed from outside the container. And a static protective foam sheet in electrical contact with the electrical path. 15. The container of claim 14, comprising lamination means for engaging the outer surface of the other containers stacked to limit the movement of the containers relative to each other. 20. The container as claimed in claim 19, wherein the lamination means restricts the movement in the lateral direction and the back direction and enables the movement in the front direction. 21. The container according to claim 20, wherein the laminating means includes a protruding surface disposed on an outer surface of the closed end of the pocket container member and a ridge disposed on the outer surface of the closed end of the container member opposite the pocket container member. Wherein the protruding surface and the ridge are formed and arranged to engage with other containers to limit relative movement. 22. The container according to claim 21, wherein the ridges are disposed parallel to each other and disposed in front in the rear direction with respect to the container. 15. The method of claim 14, further comprising: hinge means for allowing the bottom and top container members to be hinged between the closed and open positions with respect to each other, and the bottom and top container members in a substantially fixed position relative to each other. And a latch means for holding. 24. The device of claim 23, wherein the bottom and top container members each comprise a pair of opposing sides, the lynch means comprising a hinge attached to one of the sides of the bottom and top container members, the latch means being on the opposite side from the hinge. And a latch including a protrusion disposed therein, the latch engaging the protrusion to hold the bottom and top container members in a fixed position. A container having an integral pocket for holding an identification material and for protecting electronic components from electrostatic discharge, each of which is formed of an optically transparent electrostatic protective plastics material and is open at one end and closed at opposite ends and has an inner and outer surface. And inside the bottom and top container members, the bottom and top container members formed to be joined together in electrical contact at this open end to form a closed container, wherein the electronic components are selected within the bottom and top container members. It is in contact with the electronic component to be fixed in position, and has an aperture that allows the electronic component to be viewed from the outside of the container and is in electrical contact with the electronic component and the bottom and upper container members to form an electrical path. Static protective foam sheet, single row Open at the part, closed at the opposite end, having an inner and outer surface, the opening having a side formed to insert and remove an identification material, and engaging with the outer surface of the closed end of one of the other container members to form a pocket A pocket container member having a height selected to limit the movement of the identification material inserted in the pocket, the inner container disposed in relation to the opening, and covering the opening of the pocket to hold the identification material inserted in the pocket, A container comprising a tab having a window through which an identifier can be observed. 27. The container of claim 25, wherein the tab is hinged to move to the open position for insertion and removal of the identification material and to the closed position to retain the identification material in the pocket. The container of claim 25, wherein the window is disposed at an angle of approximately 45 ° with respect to the opening. 26. The container of claim 25, comprising lamination means for engaging the outer surface of the other containers stacked to limit the movement of the containers relative to each other. 29. The container according to claim 28, wherein the lamination means comprises a protruding surface disposed on the outer surface of the closed end of the pocket container member and comprising a ridge disposed on the outer surface of the closed end of the container member opposite the pocket container member. And wherein the protruding surface and ridges are formed and valued to engage with other containers to limit relative movement. 30. The ridge of claim 29 wherein the ridge comprises three ridges, wherein two of the ridges are disposed in front in the back direction with respect to the containers parallel to each other to limit relative lateral movement, and a third ridge in the ridge. A container, characterized in that it is arranged at an intersection angle with respect to two ridges and is disposed at the front portion of the container to limit the relative movement in the rear direction.

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