Holder assembly for reaction tubes

Details Holder assembly for reaction tubes Holder assembly for reaction tubes

1994-09-30

1995-10-10

Sewell, Paul T.

Special receptacle or package

For plural rodlike articles

206446, 206503, 206514, 206515, 220 2386, B65D 8520, B65D 8562, B65D 2100

Patent

active

054563607

ABSTRACT:
This invention is directed to a plastic holder assembly for loosely holding a plurality of microtiter sample tubes, which includes a tray having a plurality of holes for receiving the tubes and having opposite vertical end walls, each of which have two spaced vertically extending slots and a horizontally extending recess between the slots; a retainer releasably nestable in the tray having a corresponding plurality of holes and having opposite vertical end walls corresponding to the end walls of the tray; a U-shaped handle extending horizontally outwardly from each of the opposite retainer end walls, each handle having two legs which slide into the tray slots respectively when the retainer is nested in the tray; a tab projecting horizontally outwardly from each of the retainer end walls between each of the two legs which snap into the tray end wall recesses respectively when the retainer is nested in the tray, the retainer having an elongated slot parallel and directly adjacent each of the end walls, whereby inwardly directed finger pressure on the U-shaped handles inwardly flex the opposite ends of the retainer to release the tabs from the tray recesses respectively to facilitate removal of the retainer from the tray.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2684766 (1954-07-01), Blom
patent: 3643812 (1972-02-01), Monder et al.
patent: 3695424 (1972-10-01), Cristy et al.
patent: 4227642 (1980-10-01), Ortel
patent: 4895256 (1990-01-01), Johnston
patent: 5038852 (1991-08-01), Johnson et al.
patent: 5080232 (1992-01-01), Leoncavallo et al.
patent: 5282543 (1994-02-01), Picozza et al.
patent: 5366888 (1994-10-01), Hill et al.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Holder assembly for reaction tubes does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Holder assembly for reaction tubes, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Holder assembly for reaction tubes will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2305468