Cassette and delivery system
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1. A cassette assembly for delivering a substance, the assembly comprising:
- a cassette having at least one cell therein containing a quantity of the substance, and the cassette further comprising a first side, a second side opposite the first side and a first end;
a protective sleeve containing the cassette, the sleeve comprising;
a first side, a second side opposite the first side and a first end;
a first tab at the first end which extends inwardly from the first side toward the second side and abutting the cassette'"'"'s first side;
a second tab at the first end which extends inwardly from the second side toward the first side and abutting the cassette'"'"'s second side; and
wherein the cassette has a first lateral dimension between its first side and its second side which is smaller than a second lateral dimension between the sleeve first side and the sleeve second side.
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Abstract
A cassette is received within a sleeve having an open end. Specially folded flaps at the open end are applied to center the cassette in the sleeve and to reduce a width of the open end of the sleeve.
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13 Claims
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1. A cassette assembly for delivering a substance, the assembly comprising:
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a cassette having at least one cell therein containing a quantity of the substance, and the cassette further comprising a first side, a second side opposite the first side and a first end;
a protective sleeve containing the cassette, the sleeve comprising;
a first side, a second side opposite the first side and a first end;
a first tab at the first end which extends inwardly from the first side toward the second side and abutting the cassette'"'"'s first side;
a second tab at the first end which extends inwardly from the second side toward the first side and abutting the cassette'"'"'s second side; and
wherein the cassette has a first lateral dimension between its first side and its second side which is smaller than a second lateral dimension between the sleeve first side and the sleeve second side. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for supplying a cassette encased in a sleeve for a machine, the machine having an opening sized to accommodate cassettes having a first fixed dimension between first and second sides thereof and to accommodate sleeves containing the cassettes having a second fixed dimension between first and second sides thereof, the difference between the second and the first dimensions being substantially greater than twice the thickness of the sleeve, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing the cassette with the first dimension between the first and second sides thereof;
providing the sleeve with the second dimension between the first and second sides thereof;
folding a first tab inwardly from the sleeve first side and a second tab inwardly from the sleeve second side to create a space equaling the first fixed dimension between the first tab and the second tab; and
containing the cassette within the sleeve between the first tab and the second tab. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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