Cassettes for receiving glass substrates

Abstract

Cassettes for receiving objects. The cassettes include a frame, a sidewall and a cantilever. The sidewall is perpendicular to a horizon. The cantilever for supporting the object includes a fixed-end attached to the sidewall, thereby forming an angle with the horizon.

1 . A cassette, comprising: 
 a frame having two sidewalls perpendicular to a horizon; and    a plurality of cantilevers, each having a front-end and a fixed-end attached to one of the two sidewalls, thereby forming an angle with the horizon.    
   
   
       2 . The cassette of  claim 1 , wherein the angle is in the range of about 10 to 100.  
   
   
       3 . The cassette of  claim 1 , wherein the front-end comprises a notch.  
   
   
       4 . The cassette of  claim 1 , wherein the thickness of each of the cantilevers decreases along the front-end.  
   
   
       5 . The cassette of  claim 1 , wherein a lower portion of the front-end is substantially step-shaped.  
   
   
       6 . The cassette of  claim 1 , further comprising a pad disposed on the front-end.  
   
   
       7 . The cassette of  claim 6 , wherein the pad comprises an elastic polymer.  
   
   
       8 . A cassette, comprising: 
 a frame having two sidewalls perpendicular to a horizon; and    a plurality of cantilevers, each having a front-end and a fixed-end attached to one of the two sidewalls, the front-end having a thickness less than that of the fixed-end.    
   
   
       9 . The cassette of  claim 8 , wherein the front-end comprises a notch.  
   
   
       10 . The cassette of  claim 8 , wherein the thickness of each of the cantilevers substantially gradually decreases from the fixed-end to the front-end.  
   
   
       11 . The cassette of  claim 8 , wherein the front-end is substantially step-shaped.  
   
   
       12 . The cassette of  claim 8 , further comprising a pad disposed on the front-end.  
   
   
       13 . The cassette of  claim 12 , wherein the pad comprises an elastic polymer.