Patent ID: 7018162

Claim:
A carrying device for carrying an object to be processed above a base, said carrying device comprising: (a) a pick for holding the object, the pick moving only in a first operating plane; (b) a main arm mechanism having a proximal end supported by the base and a distal end connected to the pick, the main mechanism comprising at least two arms pivotally connected to each other so as to bend and stretch only in the first operating plane; and (c) an auxiliary arm mechanism including: (c1) a base arm having a proximal end supported by the base, and a distal end, and (c2) an arm linkage having a proximal end connected to the distal end of the base arm and a distal end connected to the pick, the arm linkage comprising at least two arms pivotally connected to each other so as to bend and stretch only in a second operating plane intersecting the first operating plane.