A pod for transporting reticles is made with a reticle support that has a Π-shape and is provided with pins, whose arrangement matches the location of chrome-free areas on a reticle base. Due to that, the pins, when supporting the reticle, come into contact with the reticle in chrome-free areas thereof....http://www.google.de/patents/US6948619?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6948619 - Reticle pod and reticle with cut areas
