a containment device for retaining semiconductor wafers having a first housing member having a frame with inner and outer walls normal to the frame having a gapped relation . the inner wall receives the semiconductor wafers . a second housing member securably attachable to the first housing member by plural latches has a frame forming the top of the device . each latch has a hook secured to the first housing member passing through a hole in the second housing member and releasably secured within the hole by the hook . in a second embodiment , the latches and holes are replaced with a plurality of rotatable latch members each having a hook at the distal end for engagement with a hole in the second housing member , secured to the first housing member and rotatable about a hinge . one wall of the first embodiment is replaced with a soft liner which absorbs shock .