Support for centrifuge tubing
First Claim
1. A bearing support, comprising:
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a first open end and an oppositely disposed second open end, wherein a first reference axis extends through said bearing support between said first open end and said second open end;
a pair of projections that extend upwardly from said base and that are disposed in opposing and spaced relation to one another, wherein each projection of said pair is disposed on an opposite side of said first reference axis, and wherein upper portions of said projections of said pair are separated from one another by an open space;
a bearing receiving area between said pair of projections that is configured to receive a bearing;
a magnet aperture that projects toward said bearing receiving area;
a magnet disposed in said magnet aperture; and
a bearing slot, wherein said magnet aperture is aligned with and intersects said bearing slot, and wherein said magnet is positioned below said bearing slot.
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Abstract
The current disclosure presents embodiments directed to, among others, a support and/or clamp (60) for receiving a cylindrical element (e.g., a bearing (90)), which can include a base (62), a pair of opposed receiving members (64) projecting from the base (62) and spaced apart from one other to establish a receiving area (66) configured with a size and shape to removably receive at least one of a circular, cylindrical and spherical object therein, and at least one of a detent (24) and magnet (40) arranged within at least a portion of the receiving area (66), the detent (24) and/or magnet (40) configured to at least one of temporarily retain the object within the receiving area (66) and establish a sound associated with the receiving of the object.
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28 Claims
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1. A bearing support, comprising:
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a base; a first open end and an oppositely disposed second open end, wherein a first reference axis extends through said bearing support between said first open end and said second open end; a pair of projections that extend upwardly from said base and that are disposed in opposing and spaced relation to one another, wherein each projection of said pair is disposed on an opposite side of said first reference axis, and wherein upper portions of said projections of said pair are separated from one another by an open space; a bearing receiving area between said pair of projections that is configured to receive a bearing; a magnet aperture that projects toward said bearing receiving area; a magnet disposed in said magnet aperture; and a bearing slot, wherein said magnet aperture is aligned with and intersects said bearing slot, and wherein said magnet is positioned below said bearing slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A bearing support, comprising:
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a base; a first open end and an oppositely disposed second open end, wherein a first reference axis extends through said bearing support between said first open end and said second open end; a pair of projections that extend upwardly from said base and that are disposed in opposing and spaced relation to one another, wherein each projection of said pair is disposed on an opposite side of said first reference axis, and wherein upper portions of said projections of said pair are separated from one another by an open space; a bearing receiving area between said pair of projections that is configured to receive a bearing; a magnet aperture that projects toward said bearing receiving area; a magnet disposed in said magnet aperture, wherein said bearing receiving area is further located between said first open end and said second open end, wherein said first reference axis extends through a center of said first open end and a center of said second open end, wherein said first reference axis is parallel to said pair of projections, and wherein said bearing support comprises a first surface that slopes toward said first reference axis in proceeding from said first open end toward said second open end.
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19. A centrifuge system, comprising:
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a frame; a centrifuge bowl interconnected and rotatable in conjunction with said frame; a tube extending from said centrifuge bowl; a bearing support comprising; a base; a first open end and an oppositely disposed second open end, wherein a first reference axis extends through said bearing support between said first open end and said second open end; a pair of projections that extend upwardly from said base and that are disposed in opposing and spaced relation to one another, wherein each projection of said pair is disposed on an opposite side of said first reference axis, and wherein upper portions of said projections of said pair are separated from one another by an open space; a bearing receiving area between said pair of projections; a magnet aperture that projects toward said bearing receiving area; a magnet disposed in said magnet aperture; and a first bearing, wherein said tube extends through said first bearing, and wherein said first bearing is disposed within said bearing receiving area of said bearing support, and wherein said bearing support is mounted to said frame. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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Specification