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US 5,474,177 AGranted
Container for a wafer chip
AssigneeCapitol Vial Inc.
InventorsRobert S. Abrams, Ronald P. Supranowicz
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Abstract
A container for a silicon wafer chip includes a body having a bed for the chip, a plurality of posts defining a lateral perimeter for the chip, and a cap having fingers for maintaining the vertical position of the chip in the container. The bed is sloped from the outer wall to an inner line so that an edge of the chip only is supported on a shoulder. The container includes a sealing arrangement to keep moisture and particle contaminants from the interior.
Claims18
A container for at least one wafer chip, comprising:
- a body having a bed and a side wall, the bed having a plurality of upright posts formed in the bed to define a chip containing area and at least one V-shaped portion formed in the bed, the V-shaped portion sloping upward in two directions from a center of the containing area at least to the upright posts;
- a cap having a top wall and a side wall, the cap having a plurality of fingers formed on the interior side of the top wall for maintaining a vertical position of the at least one wafer chip in the container,
- wherein, a chip contained in the container is supported horizontally by a portion of the V-shaped bed adjacent to the upright posts and is constrained from horizontal movement by the upright posts and from vertical movement by the fingers.
A container for at least one wafer chip, comprising:
- a body having a bed and a side wall defining an interior space, a plurality of upright posts formed in the bed in the interior space and defining a perimeter of at least one containing area, the upright posts maintaining a lateral position of a wafer chip in the container, the bed being V-shaped at least within each containing area so that portions of the bed along the perimeter and on two opposite sides of each containing area provide supporting surfaces for the chip;
- a cap having a top wall and a side wall, the cap having a plurality of fingers formed on the interior side of the top wall for maintaining a vertical position of the at least one wafer chip in the container;
- and,
- means for sealing the cap to the body when the cap is in the closed position.
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