Door-in-door front opening unified pod
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorSteven L. Carson
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Abstract
An apparatus for holding a substrate includes a shelf capable of holding the substrate; a body which encloses the shelf, the body having an open side; and an outer door frame pivotally coupled to the body and defining an opening. The apparatus also includes an inner door which fits into the opening. The body's open side is substantially covered by the inner door and by the outer door frame when the inner door and outer door frame are in closed positions. The apparatus can include a double hinge for pivotally coupling the outer door frame to the body. It can also include a bolt that is movably attached to the inner door, so that the inner door has a locked position in which the bolt extends into the frame and an unlocked position in which the bolt retracts from the frame.
Claims15
An apparatus for holding a substrate, comprising:
- a shelf capable of holding the substrate;
- a body which encloses the shelf, the body having an open side;
- an outer door frame pivotally coupled to the body and defining an opening;
- and
- an inner door which fits into the opening;
- wherein the open side is substantially covered by the inner door and by the outer door frame when the inner door and outer door frame are in closed positions.
An apparatus for holding a substrate, comprising:
- a container which holds the substrate, the container having an open side;
- a frame pivotally attached to the container, the frame defining an opening and having a closed position in which the frame is positioned against the open side;
- and
- an inner door which fits into the opening, the inner door having a closed position in which the inner door is secured inside the opening and an open position in which the inner door is not positioned inside the opening;
- wherein the frame and the inner door substantially cover the open side of the container when the frame and the inner door are in closed positions.
A apparatus, comprising:
- a box-shaped body having an open side;
- an outer frame pivotally coupled to the body and defining an opening, the outer frame having a closed position in which the outer frame is flush against the open side;
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- an inner door sized to fit the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.