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Multiple sample holder indexing means and method of using same

  • US 4,919,894 A
  • Filed: 05/23/1988
  • Issued: 04/24/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/23/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An indexing means for a sample container having multiple sample holders comprising:

  • a cover having a top and two opposite sidewalls extending downwardly from the top;

    said cover sidewalls of a distance opposite one another to allow said cover to slide over a sample container having multiple sample holders;

    a base plate having first and second sidewalls of a distance opposite one another narrower than the distance between said cover sidewalls, said second sidewalls wider than said sample container and allowing said cover to slide along said second sidewalls;

    a pair of supports located on said base plate opposite each other, said supports of a height and distance from one another to support said sample container;

    said supports having multiple stepped ledges so that said sample containers of various sizes can be supported;

    an opening within said top allowing access to at least a portion of said sample holders when said cover is placed over said sample container, so that said cover may slide back and forth over said sample container allowing selective covering of a portion of said sample holders while allowing access to another portion of said sample holders.

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