Patent ID: 6945405

Claim:
A wafer container comprising: a) a container portion for holding a plurality of wafers, the container portion having an open interior and a generally rectangular door frame defining an open front, the door frame having a latch receptacle, the container portion having a plurality of wafer slots that are each capable of receiving one of the wafers for maintaining the plurality of wafers in a horizontal spaced-apart orientation in the container; and b) a door placeable in the door frame to cover the open front and thereby seal the open interior, the door having a front and comprising: an outer seating portion sized for engaging with the generally rectangular door frame, and a latching mechanism comprising: a handle exteriorly exposed on the front of the door, said handle laterally moveable, a latch portion for extending into and retracting from the latch receptacle, and a motion translation portion connecting between the latch portion and the handle for translating lateral motion of the handle into extending and retracting of the latch portion.