Patent ID: 7614620

Claim:
A method for separating thin objects, which comprises: providing a package for thin objects which comprises a package housing being made of a bendable material selected from the group consisting of a cellular plastic, foamed plastic or foamed rubber with open or closed cells, the package housing including a recess for receiving thin objects and containing at least two thin stacked objects, said recess having a rough wall rim and an area that is smaller than the exterior dimensions of the thin objects and within which recess said thin objects can be contacted and lifted out of said package housing, said thin objects being made of plastic and having a chemically or biologically reactive substance on a first surface thereof; and separating the uppermost thin object from the other thin objects to remove it from the package housing by contacting the upper surface thereof such that only the uppermost thin object attains a curved shape when being lifted from the recess because of sufficient friction provided by said rough wall rim.