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Medical slide holder

  • US 5,595,710 A
  • Filed: 05/25/1995
  • Issued: 01/21/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/25/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A medical slide holder comprising:

  • (a) a rectangular frame defining a rectangular opening therewithin;

    said rectangular frame including(i) a pair of opposite sides each having a proximal and a distal end;

    (ii) a front member bridging between distal ends of said opposite sides and rigidly interconnected therewith; and

    (iii) a rear member bridging between proximal ends of said opposite sides and rigidly interconnected therewith;

    said front member having a front ledge extending inwardly therefrom at a lower extremity of said front member; and

    said rear member having a rear ledge extending inwardly therefrom at a lower extremity of said rear member, said front and said rear ledges having slide-engaging surfaces for supporting specimen slides,(b) a first locking cap having an upper surface and a lower surface with a first plurality of resilient fingers protruding outwardly from said lower surface;

    means for fastening said first locking cap to said front member to project said first plurality of resilient fingers toward said front ledge thereby to resiliently engage upper surfaces of slides when said slides are positioned in said slide holder; and

    (c) a second locking cap having an upper surface and a lower surface with a second plurality of resilient fingers protruding outwardly from said lower surface;

    said second locking cap including means for fastening said second locking cap to said rear member to project said second plurality of resilient fingers toward said rear ledge thereby to resiliently engage upper surfaces of slides when said slides are positioned in said slide holder.

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