Patent · US Expired

Box door actuated retainer

US4815912A · kind A · utility

83Cited by
13References
19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 24, 1984
Grant dateMar 28, 1989
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Expiry dateDec 24, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S414/14
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A transportable container for articles to be processed, for use with a passage elevator for passing the articles between locations, is provided which comprises: a box defining a box opening; a box door for being received by the box opening; a cassette for holding the articles, the cassette supported by the box door and sized for passage through the box opening, the passage elevator passing the cassette through the box opening; a retainer, extending adjacent to the cassette, for substantially retaining the articles held by the cassette, the retainer being movably coupled to the box such that the retainer can move in a direction substantially transverse to a direction of movement of the holder substantially during a passage of the cassette through the box opening.

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