Patent ID: 7510082

Claim:
A wafer storage container for containing a wafer one by one, comprising: a wafer containing member comprising a domed-shape recess which abuts on a circumferential edge of the wafer and is capable of holding the wafer; a cover member which is engaged with the wafer containing member and is capable of sealing the wafer containing member; a wafer rear surface protection member which is formed into a shape substantially the same as an opening of the domed-shape recess and comes into contact with an entire rear surface of the wafer placed so that a front surface is directed to the domed-shape recess; and a wafer front surface protection member having a shape substantially the same as that of an inner wall of the domed-shape recess, the wafer front surface protection member coming into contact with the domed-shape recess and abutting only on the wafer circumferential edge.