Patent ID: 8676370

Claim:
A workpiece carrier for supporting a plurality of workpieces, the workpiece carrier comprising a supporting body including a plurality of workpiece support elements, each for supporting a separate workpiece and providing for individual positioning of the same separately of the other workpieces, the workpiece support elements each including at least one biasing element for applying a biasing force to an outward-facing, external edge of the respective workpiece at a first location, at least one first cam for acting on an outwardly-facing, external edge of the respective workpiece at a second location, separate from the first location, against the bias of the at least one biasing element, and at least one second cam for acting on an outwardly-facing, external edge of the respective workpiece at a third location, separate from the first location, against the bias of the at least one biasing element, wherein the at least one first cam and the at least one second cam are operable to enable the position of the respective workpiece to be set relative to the supporting body.