Patent ID: 6275748
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: H01L,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A specimen peripheral edge-gripping device that is adapted for operable coupling to a mechanism and gripping a specimen by its peripheral edge, comprising:a body having a proximal end and an opposed distal end;a distal rest pad attached to the distal end of the body and having a pad portion for supporting the peripheral edge of the specimen and a backstop portion that forms with the pad portion an included angle for gripping the peripheral edge of the specimen;a proximal rest pad coupled to the proximal end of the body for supporting the peripheral edge of the specimen; anda proximal end active contact point movable between a retracted specimen-loading position and an extended specimen-gripping position established by the size of the specimen, the loading position providing sufficient clearance for placement of the specimen on the body and the extended specimen-gripping position urging the peripheral edge of the specimen into the included angle formed in the distal rest pad.