Method and device for collection of liquid samples
First Claim
1. Method for collection of liquid samples, wherein the sampling liquid is delivered by means of a pump to a sample container via a tube which is moved by a transport device in succession from one sample container to the next sample container in at least one row of sample containers, and the sampling liquid is delivered to the sample containers one at a time with the tube positioned over a sample container comprising the step of:
- providing an elastic cloth which is sealingly applied over openings of the sample containers and extending over the row of sample containers; and
bringing the tube to follow a pathway in the form of a slit arranged in the cloth, the slit extending over the openings of the containers along the row of sample containers.
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Abstract
Device for collection of liquid samples has a pump (16) for pumping sampling liquid (24), a tube (7) for delivering the sampling liquid, sample container (23) for collection of the sampling liquid, and a transport device for moving the tube in succession from one sample container to the next sample container in at least one row of sample containers. An elastic cloth (22) is sealingly applied over the openings of the sample containers, and a slit (21), in which the tube (7) runs, is arranged in the cloth. The transport device is arranged to stop the tube when it is in a position over the sample container.
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14 Claims
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1. Method for collection of liquid samples, wherein the sampling liquid is delivered by means of a pump to a sample container via a tube which is moved by a transport device in succession from one sample container to the next sample container in at least one row of sample containers, and the sampling liquid is delivered to the sample containers one at a time with the tube positioned over a sample container comprising the step of:
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providing an elastic cloth which is sealingly applied over openings of the sample containers and extending over the row of sample containers; and bringing the tube to follow a pathway in the form of a slit arranged in the cloth, the slit extending over the openings of the containers along the row of sample containers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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- 8. Device for collection of liquid samples comprising a pump fluidly connected to a tube for delivering the sampling liquid, sample containers for collection of the sampling liquid arranged in at least one row, and a transport device for moving the tube in succession from one sample container to the next sample container along the row of sample containers, an elastic cloth sealingly applying over openings of the sample containers, and a slit formed in the elastic cloth extending over the openings of the containers along the row of sample containers wherein the tube is movable.
- 9. Device as claimed in claimed 8, wherein the tube is mounted to a carrier which is movably guided on a guide arranged along the slit.
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