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Sample tube carrier    
United States Patent5651941   
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Inventor(s)Stark; William A. (Costa Mesa, CA); Hardiman; Kempton H. (Mission Viejo, CA); Scribner; Richard A. (Fullerton, CA); Mazza; John (El Toro, CA)
AbstractA self-adjusting linkable carrier for sample tubes, cuvettes, cells and the like comprising a longitudinally symmetrical vertically oriented polygonal body having two pairs of orthogonally disposed opposed vertical faces and a horizontal bottom sliding surface is disclosed. The top surface of the body is provided with a central bore opening into a vertical cavity adapted to releasably receive and retain a wide variety of sample tube configurations in a stable vertical orientation. Machine readable indicia may be provided on the external surface and vertical slots are provided in each external face to provide access to the central vertical cavity. A releasably locking horizontally aligned dovetail feature is provided to link adjacent carriers into conveniently handled racks or magazines which may be assembled and disassembled by machine. Additional horizontally sliding indexing elements are provided to facilitate the stable storage and transport of the carrier.
   














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Sample tube carrier
Inventor     Stark; William A. (Costa Mesa, CA); Hardiman; Kempton H. (Mission Viejo, CA); Scribner; Richard A. (Fullerton, CA); Mazza; John (El Toro, CA)
Owner/Assignee     Dade International Inc. (Deerfield, IL)
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Publication Date     July 29, 1997
Application Number     08/488,894
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Filing Date     May 17, 1995
US Classification     422/104 220/676 220/682 422/99 422/102
Int'l Classification     B01L 009/00
Examiner     McMahon; Timothy
Assistant Examiner     Tran; Hien
Attorney/Law Firm     Miller; Terry L. MacLean; Kurt A. ,
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Parent Case     This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/906,257, filed Jun. 29, 1992, now abandoned.
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USPTO Field of Search     422/102 422/104 422/99 422/103 220/670 220/671 220/676 220/670 220/671
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