Patent ID: 6755602
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
A pod for transporting a cassette of semiconductor wafers, comprising:a body member constructed of a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall and two sidewalls forming a back opening for loading or unloading wafers into or out of said body member; a cover member for sealingly and removably engaging said back opening of the body member; and latch means carried on said cover member for latching said cover member onto said body member, said latch means being actuatable and operable linearly from a latched condition in which said cover member is latched onto said body member to a released condition allowing removal of said cover member from said body member when engaged linearly by a latch key of a door opener situated in a loadport onto which said pod is positioned, said latch means further comprises at least two spring-loaded locking tabs for engaging receptacles provided in said body member and for returning said at least two spring-loaded locking tabs to a disengaged position.