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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
May. 04, 2000
Dennis M. Hayden, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Timothy E. Neary, Essex Junction, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A reticle capturing system includes a reticle that defines a first recess extending into the reticle from a first edge of the reticle and a second recess extending into the reticle from a second edge of the reticle. The reticle capturing system also includes a first finger selectively extending into the first recess and a second finger selectively extending into the second recess. The first and second fingers may be tapered so that the reticle capturing system will be self centering. The reticle capturing system may also include a third recess defined by the reticle and a third finger selectively extending into a recess. A method for capturing a reticle includes providing a reticle that defines a recess at an edge of the reticle and inserting the finger into the recess. The method may further include inserting a second finger into a second recess.