Processing apparatus for a chemical reaction pack
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1. A processing apparatus for transferring a liquid between chambers of a chemical reaction pack having blister-like chambers formed therein, comprising:
- a support surface for supporting a chemical reaction pack in a substantially horizontal plane;
pressure applicators supported above said support surface for acting on said reaction pack to transfer fluid between adjacent chambers;
means for operating said pressure applicators through a range of movement extending across said reaction pack, said operating means comprising a shaft having said pressure applicators arranged thereon and which advances said pressure applicators across the support surface while maintaining a substantially constant orientation between said pressure applicators and said support surface; and
temperature-control elements movable with said pressure applicators and operable upon said reaction pack.
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Abstract
An apparatus for transferring liquid from one chamber to another in successive chambers of a chemical reaction pack comprising a support surface and pressure applicators. Temperature control elements are also provided to heat and cool the liquid contained within the chemical reaction pack.
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1. A processing apparatus for transferring a liquid between chambers of a chemical reaction pack having blister-like chambers formed therein, comprising:
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a support surface for supporting a chemical reaction pack in a substantially horizontal plane; pressure applicators supported above said support surface for acting on said reaction pack to transfer fluid between adjacent chambers; means for operating said pressure applicators through a range of movement extending across said reaction pack, said operating means comprising a shaft having said pressure applicators arranged thereon and which advances said pressure applicators across the support surface while maintaining a substantially constant orientation between said pressure applicators and said support surface; and temperature-control elements movable with said pressure applicators and operable upon said reaction pack. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A processing apparatus for transferring a fluid between blister-like chambers in a chemical reaction pack, comprising:
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a support surface for supporting a plurality of chemical reaction packs in side-by-side and end-to-end relation relative to each other; a plurality of rollers supported above said support surface and in alignment with blister-like chambers on said reaction packs; drive mechanism means for moving said rollers across said support surface to operate against said reaction packs and facilitate transfer of fluid therethrough, said drive mechanism means comprising at least two spaced apart generally parallel shafts with a first series of rollers arranged endwise on a first shaft and a second series of rollers arranged endwise on a second shaft, and wherein said drive mechanism means advances said shafts with said rollers arranged thereon across said support surface while maintaining a substantially constant orientation relative to said support surface; and temperature-control means carried in advance of said rollers for thermally treating the fluid transferred through said reaction pack. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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