Patent ID: 6543982
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for adjusting the spacing between planar objects disposed parallel to one another, the apparatus comprising:a pair of flat plates mounted to a base disposed parallel to, opposite and facing one another, the plates being spaced apart a distance sufficient to allow the horizontal passage of the objects therebetween and each plate having a series of vertically oriented slots therein; and a plurality of elongated opposing dividers slidably mounted in respective ones of the slots in the plates, the dividers being disposed vertically adjacent to one another at spaced apart intervals and extending horizontally for supporting the objects along a portion of their perimeter, and the dividers slidable in the slots between a first position wherein the dividers are vertically spaced apart a first distance and a second position wherein the dividers are vertically spaced apart a second distance greater than the first distance.