Specimen sample rack
First Claim
1. A rack for a plurality of capped tubes, comprising a frame having:
- a longitudinally extending bottom base member having a row of spaced open top recesses, each of said recesses adapted to receive one of the capped tubes;
vertical supports at the ends of the row of recesses, said supports fixing a cover member above said base member, said cover member having openings therethrough smaller than the capped tubes;
a wall along one longitudinal side between said base member and said cover member, wherein the other longitudinal side between said base member and said cover member is open; and
support fingers extending horizontally from said wall toward said open longitudinal side, said support fingers being vertically aligned between said recesses to secure capped tubes in a generally vertical direction in a longitudinally extending vertical plane;
wherein said base member and cover member are vertically spaced a distance sufficient to permit tipped capped tubes to be moved into said frame with said tipped tubes then dropped into said recesses and tipped back to an upright vertical position.
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Abstract
A rack for a plurality of capped tubes, including a frame having a longitudinally extending bottom base member having a row of spaced open top recesses adapted to receive the capped tubes. Vertical supports at the ends of the row of recesses fix a cover member above the base member. The cover member has openings therethrough smaller than the capped tubes. A wall is along one longitudinal side between the base member and the cover member, with the other longitudinal side between the base member and the cover member being open. Support fingers extend horizontally from the wall toward the open longitudinal side and are vertically aligned between the recesses to secure capped tubes in a generally vertical direction in a longitudinally extending vertical plane. The base member and cover member are vertically spaced a distance sufficient to permit tipped capped tubes to be moved into the frame with the tipped tubes then dropped into the recesses and tipped back to an upright vertical position.
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12 Claims
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1. A rack for a plurality of capped tubes, comprising a frame having:
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a longitudinally extending bottom base member having a row of spaced open top recesses, each of said recesses adapted to receive one of the capped tubes; vertical supports at the ends of the row of recesses, said supports fixing a cover member above said base member, said cover member having openings therethrough smaller than the capped tubes; a wall along one longitudinal side between said base member and said cover member, wherein the other longitudinal side between said base member and said cover member is open; and support fingers extending horizontally from said wall toward said open longitudinal side, said support fingers being vertically aligned between said recesses to secure capped tubes in a generally vertical direction in a longitudinally extending vertical plane; wherein said base member and cover member are vertically spaced a distance sufficient to permit tipped capped tubes to be moved into said frame with said tipped tubes then dropped into said recesses and tipped back to an upright vertical position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A rack for a plurality of capped tubes, comprising a frame having:
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a longitudinally extending bottom base member having a row of spaced open top recesses, each of said recesses adapted to receive one of the capped tubes; and vertical supports at the ends of the row of recesses, said supports fixing a cover member above said base member by a distance X, said cover member having openings therethrough smaller than the capped tubes; wherein said base member, cover member and recesses are sized to define a tube minimum tilt angle of θ
from vertical, andsaid capped tubes have a height no greater than about X when tilted at said angle θ
from vertical. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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