A method for transporting an item to be transported in a horizontal orientation along a transport path using a transport apparatus, wherein the item to be transported is a semiconductor wafer, a glass plate or a polymer plate, and the transport apparatus comprises: transport means configured to support the transport of the item to be transported along a transport path, characterized by at least one spring roller for holding the item to be transported against the transport means, the spring roller comprising a hub and a roller ring spring-mounted on the hub by a plurality of spokes (14, 34) distributed around the periphery of the hub, each of the spokes (14, 34) comprising a first segment (14a, 34a) attached to the hub, a second segment (14b, 34b) attached to the roller ring, and a third segment (14c, 34c) between the first segment (14a, 34a) and the second segment (14b, 34b), which is more heavily inclined relative to the center of the hub with respect to the radial direction than the first and second segments, wherein the third segment (14c, 34c) extends from the first segment (14a, 34a) to the second segment (14b, 34b) in a peripheral direction of the spring roller with increasing distance to the hub and comprises an arc-shaped course, wherein the first segment (14a, 34a) is curved, wherein a direction of curvature of the first segment (14a, 34a) corresponds to a direction of curvature of the third segment (14c, 34c), wherein a further arc-shaped segment is disposed between the second segment (14b, 34b) and the third segment (14c, 34c), whose direction of curvature differs from the direction of curvature of the third segment (14c, 34c) and whose radius of curvature is lower than the radius of curvature of the third segment (14c, 34c), the method comprising: holding the item to be transported against the transport means by means of the at least one spring roller. transport means configured to support the transport of the item to be transported along a transport path, characterized by at least one spring roller for holding the item to be transported against the transport means, the spring roller comprising a hub and a roller ring spring-mounted on the hub by a plurality of spokes (14, 34) distributed around the periphery of the hub, each of the spokes (14, 34) comprising a first segment (14a, 34a) attached to the hub, a second segment (14b, 34b) attached to the roller ring, and a third segment (14c, 34c) between the first segment (14a, 34a) and the second segment (14b, 34b), which is more heavily inclined relative to the center of the hub with respect to the radial direction than the first and second segments, wherein the third segment (14c, 34c) extends from the first segment (14a, 34a) to the second segment (14b, 34b) in a peripheral direction of the spring roller with increasing distance to the hub and comprises an arc-shaped course, wherein the first segment (14a, 34a) is curved, wherein a direction of curvature of the first segment (14a, 34a) corresponds to a direction of curvature of the third segment (14c, 34c), wherein a further arc-shaped segment is disposed between the second segment (14b, 34b) and the third segment (14c, 34c), whose direction of curvature differs from the direction of curvature of the third segment (14c, 34c) and whose radius of curvature is lower than the radius of curvature of the third segment (14c, 34c),