Device comprising a plurality of receptacles arranged in a single row for containers filled with a liquid
First Claim
1. In a device comprising a plurality of connected receptacles aligned in a single row and in which are positioned containers of liquid that are of predeterminedly varying heights and diameters, said receptacles having first bottom wall means for supporting the bottom of containers, and exterior walls provided with apertures for scanning the containers;
- the improvement wherein said device further includes removable second bottom wall means of varying lengths for supporting the bottom of containers of a reduced height, and mounting means in said exterior walls for mounting said second bottom wall means at a plurality of differing, alternative distances above said first bottom wall means so that said second bottom wall means, when mounted, are generally parallel to and above said first bottom wall means.
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Abstract
A device for use in an analyzer is described comprising a plurality of receptacles which are arranged in a single row and into which containers of different length and diameter containing a liquid can easily be inserted.
For this purpose, the device is provided with holding elements at different levels along a side for insertable platforms transversing the receptacles and mounting means along the upper edge for an insertable adapter covering the openings of the receptacles.
The holding elements and the mounting means are partly designed as positioning means and/or as latch means. Within the receptacles platform and the bottom in base of device have a ramp and the exterior wall is provided with a recess at the upper edge.
Furthermore, a carrying means comprising a handle with a cam and a support is arranged at an end face of device.
Due to this design of the device, the openings of the containers are aligned in a predetermined position above the upper edge and, thus, containers having differing rims and/or sealing members can easily be scanned and processed. Moreover, the carrying means, in connection with a widened base, guarantees failsafe handling of the containers inside and outside the analyzer.
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26 Claims
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1. In a device comprising a plurality of connected receptacles aligned in a single row and in which are positioned containers of liquid that are of predeterminedly varying heights and diameters, said receptacles having first bottom wall means for supporting the bottom of containers, and exterior walls provided with apertures for scanning the containers;
the improvement wherein said device further includes removable second bottom wall means of varying lengths for supporting the bottom of containers of a reduced height, and mounting means in said exterior walls for mounting said second bottom wall means at a plurality of differing, alternative distances above said first bottom wall means so that said second bottom wall means, when mounted, are generally parallel to and above said first bottom wall means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. In a device comprising a plurality of connected receptacles aligned in a single row and in which are positioned containers of liquid that are of predeterminedly varying heights and diameters, said receptacles having first bottom wall means for supporting the bottom of containers, and exterior walls provided with apertures for scanning the containers;
the improvement wherein said device further includes carrying means for manually carrying said device, said carrying means comprising a handle at one end of said device, said handle including a thumb ramp with a surface inclined at an angle to said first bottom wall means. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25)
- 19. A device as defined includes 17, wherein said adaptors have receptacles inserted into and in alignment with said device receptacles.
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26. In a device comprising a plurality of connected receptacles aligned in a single row and in which are positioned containers of liquid that are of predeterminedly varying heights and diameters, said receptacles having bottom wall means for supporting the bottom of containers, exterior walls provided with apertures for scanning the containers, and an axis extending through said receptacles,
the improvement wherein said bottom wall means are inclined at an angle effective to tilt containers in said receptacles so that such containers are out of plumb and out of alignment with said axis of the receptacles.
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