Patent ID: 6814808
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: B05B,H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
A side lifting semiconductor wafer carrier assembly adapted for detachable, mutual engagement along the length of a wafer carrier to lift the carrier from a carrier supporting surface, said assembly comprising:a carrier having a plurality of elongated wafer support members arranged in spaced, parallel relation and extending the length of the carrier, the wafer support members having a plurality of grooves for supporting a series of wafers in spaced, parallel relation perpendicular to the length of the carrier; a pair of flat end pieces rigidly supportingly mounted to the ends of the wafer support members, said end pieces having end portions extending laterally outwardly of said wafer support members; a carrier support member defining an inverted channel, said carrier support member extending along the length of the carrier and rigidly supportingly mounted at its ends to said end pieces; and a tool adapted for detachable lateral engagement to the carrier along the length thereof, said tool comprising a handle projecting outwardly from the side of the carrier upon engagement of the tool with the carrier, a first carrier engaging member adapted to be inserted sideway into and to bear against said carrier support member to form a lift contact joint for supporting the weight of the carrier, and a second carrier engaging member adapted to be positioned for engagement with the end portions of said end pieces thereby forming a rotation contact joint impeding rotation of the carrier about said carrier support member.