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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 1991
Filed:
Feb. 20, 1990
Antonio DiNapoli, Austin, TX (US);
Gerald L Goff, Austin, TX (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A removable handle for use in handling semi-conductor wafer processing cassettes includes a horizontally extending front coupling bar with coupling channels on each end for engaging flanges on the cassette. A handle includes a body portion which is mountable to and extends transversely from the coupling bar. A grip portion extends angularly from the body and is furnished with contoured finger portions. The grip includes a finger trigger for actuating a spring biased resilient plunger mechanism to engage the sidewall of the cassette and secure it to the coupling bar. The grip also includes a thumb latch for releasing the plunger mechanism, in resonse to the spring bias, and allowing the handle to be disengaged from the cassette.