| 摘要 |
A universal packaging system for objects such as electrical components, connectors, semiconductors, chips, etc. includes an elongated, hollow, tubular package formed of resiliently deformable material for containing a plurality of said objects, each object having an identical or substantially similar silhouette or profile and orientated with a predetermined axis of its profile, aligned along a common longitudinal axis or line within the tube. The tubular package includes a unitary, continuous wall of flexible material defining an elongated object receiving space having a first cross-sectional shape intermediate its opposite ends that is shaped and dimensioned for holding a plurality of the objects in said line along said common axis and maintaining each object in substantially the same orientation while permitting free longitudinal movement along the line within the tube. At least one end portion of the tube is formed with a second cross-sectional shape to act as stop or valve at the end of the package for limiting the entry or exit of objects into or out of the tube. The second cross-sectional shape at the end portion is deformable by external force into a third cross-sectional shape that is then capable of passing the silhouette of the objects without substantial interference for loading and dispensing objects into and out of the tube. Subsequently, when the external force is relaxed, the resilient wall returns back to the second cross-sectional shape and acts as a closed valve to block the entry or exit of objects into or out of the package.
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