Patent ID: 8506772

Claim:
A sputtering apparatus, comprising: a support assembly comprising an upper base, a lower base, a plurality of seat members, and at least two connection posts interconnected between the upper base and the lower base, the upper base defining a plurality of cutouts, the seat members rotatably mounted on the lower base and aligned with the cutouts, each seat member comprising a hollow receiving post defining a slot in a sidewall thereof, a support post moveably and rotatably received in the receiving post, a lever bar pivotally connected to the sidewall in the slot by a pivot and being rotatable about the pivot, and a drive post moveably received in the slot, the drive post and the support post coupled to opposite ends of the lever bar and being movable along a longitudinal axis of the receiving post with the rotation of the lever bar, each seat member being rotatable about the longitudinal axis; and a plurality of posts configured for fixing workpieces thereon, each post comprising a rod body portion having a first end and an opposite second end, an engagement portion at the first end having a greater size than that of the rod body portion, and a protrusion extending from the second end, the engagement portion engaging in the cutouts, the second end received in the receiving post and resting on the support post, and each drive post configured for abutting against the protrusion of the corresponding post thus driving the post to revolve when the receiving post rotates.