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Microscope specimen slide clip

  • US 4,620,776 A
  • Filed: 11/26/1984
  • Issued: 11/04/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/26/1984
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A microscope slide clip adapted to be mounted on a slide supporting surface of a microscope, and adapted to releasably hold a slide on said slide supporting surface of said microscope for viewing with said microscope, wherein said microscope slide clip comprises:

  • a clip blade means for releasably holding said slide;

    a resilient means; and

    a brace means for mounting said clip blade means and said resilient means to said slide supporting surface of said microscope;

    wherein said brace means is oriented generally at a right angle with respect to said slide supporting surface of said microscope;

    wherein said contoured clip blade means comprises a forwardly extending holding portion for releasably holding said slide, a rearwardly extending actuating portion and an intermediate pivot portion;

    wherein said resilient means is located between said slide supporting surface of said microscope and said clip blade means, and wherein said pivot portion of said clip blade means is resiliently supported by said resilient means;

    wherein said resilient means and said forwardly extending holding portion of said clip blade means are shaped and sized to enable said holding portion of said clip blade means to hold said slide when said rearwardly extending actuating portion of said clip blade means is not depressed by a user; and

    wherein said resilient means and said rearwardly extending actuating portion of said clip blade means are shaped and sized to permit said user to easily depress said rearwardly extending actuating portion of said clip blade means with his finger to cause said clip blade means to pivot vertically on said resilient means to cause said forwardly extending holding portion of said clip blade means to raise clear of and release said slide to permit said slide to be inserted or removed from beneath said forwardly extending holding portion of said clip blade means.

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