<p>A wafer basket in which the recesses provided for the engagement with the basket lifter are each formed with a dent at the upper and innermost corner of the recess, and a pair of stays are provided at the lower bent portions of the side walls in a manner such that the upper edges of the stays are of the same height and elevated to the extent that the downward movement of the wafers is checked by the stays rather than by the ribs. <IMAGE></p>
