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Sample tube holder

  • US 6,132,684 A
  • Filed: 10/31/1997
  • Issued: 10/17/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for holding a plurality of containers, comprising:

  • a first member, having a first surface and a plurality of first walls defining a plurality of first openings which extend through the first member transversely of the first surface;

    a second member, mechanically coupled to the first member and having a second surface facing in a direction toward the first surface of the first member, and a plurality of second walls defining a plurality of second openings which extend through the second member transversely of the second surface, the first and second openings being substantially aligned with each other to form a plurality of first and second opening pairs, each of the first and second opening pairs being configured to receive one of the plurality of containers;

    a third member, configured to move along a moving direction, which is substantially lateral of the first and second surfaces, between a container engaging position and a container disengaging position; and

    a driving member, configured to locate the third member in the container engaging position, such that when the containers are received in the first and second opening pairs, the third member is configured to apply an engaging force against the containers to urge the containers toward the first and second walls of their corresponding first and second opening pairs to substantially maintain the containers at corresponding fixed positions in their corresponding first and second opening pairs, said driving member further being configured to locate the third member in the container disengaging position, such that when the containers are received in the first and second opening pairs, the third member is configured to release the engaging force from the containers.

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