Material or article handling – Movable rack having superposed – charge-supporting elements,... – Rotating or circulating rack
Patent
1998-03-04
2000-08-08
Keenan, James W.
Material or article handling
Movable rack having superposed, charge-supporting elements,...
Rotating or circulating rack
41422302, 41433103, 41433104, 41433105, B65G 112
Patent
active
060992301
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for storing and retrieving labware comprises at least one labware hotel having a frame, a plurality of support arms for receiving and supporting labware, and an elevator capable of moving the support arms in unison. The support arms are periodically located upon an elevator cable and are removable from the cable such that the distance between adjacent support arms may be varied. A labware shuttle having a labware receiving surface is capable of holding and transporting labware between a first and second position. The first position is directly below a labware hotel and the second position is a location remote from the labware hotel. When the shuttle is in the first position, support arms from the labware hotel may engage labware held on the shuttle to remove labware from the shuttle or place labware upon the shuttle. When the shuttle is in the second position, the labware receiving surface may be rotated so that the labware upon the shuttle may be presented in at least two angular orientations.
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Microplate Standardization--Report #3; Aug. 11, 1996.
Beckman Coulter Inc.
Keenan James W.
Kivinski Margaret A.
May William H.
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