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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2007
John Burns, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Matthew A. Fuller, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Jeffery J. King, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Martin L. Forbes, Divide, CO (US);
Mark V. Smith, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
John Burns, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Matthew A. Fuller, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Jeffery J. King, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Martin L. Forbes, Divide, CO (US);
Mark V. Smith, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Entegris, Inc., Billerica, MA (US);
Abstract
A container for holding a plurality of wafers in an axially aligned, generally parallel spaced apart arrangement includes an enclosure portion having a top, a bottom, a pair of opposing sides, a back and an open front. At least one wafer support is provided in the enclosure along with a kinematic coupling on the bottom of the enclosure. The container has a door for sealingly closing the open front which includes a chassis and an operable latching mechanism on the chassis. The latching mechanism includes a cam selectively rotatable to shift the latching mechanism between a first favored position and a second favored position and at least one vibration dampener for dampening vibrations generated when the latching mechanism is shifted between the first and second favored positions.