Retaining clip for reagent test slides
First Claim
1. A dry chemical reagent test slide, which comprises:
- a frame having opposite lateral edges; and
a film portion supported by the frame and being coated with a chemical reagent;
wherein each of the opposite lateral edges has formed therein a recess; and
wherein the frame is trapezoidal in shape.
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Abstract
A retaining clip for retaining reagent test slides in a stacked arrangement is formed as a unitary member and has first, second and third plates, each having an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface of the first plate pivots towards the inner surface of the second plate, and the inner surface of the third plate also pivots such that the inner surfaces of the first and third plates at least partially face each other upon pivoting. The inner surfaces of the first and third plates are separated by a distance to accommodate the reagent test slides in a stacked arrangement. Alternatively, the third and second plates can be fixed rigidly to each other with only the first plate pivoting to at least partially face the third plate upon pivoting.
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4 Claims
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1. A dry chemical reagent test slide, which comprises:
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a frame having opposite lateral edges; and a film portion supported by the frame and being coated with a chemical reagent; wherein each of the opposite lateral edges has formed therein a recess; and wherein the frame is trapezoidal in shape. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. In combination:
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at least one reagent test slide, the at least one reagent test slide including a frame having opposite lateral edges and a recess formed in at least one of the opposite lateral edges, and a film portion supported by the frame and being coated with a chemical reagent; and a slide injector mechanism, the slide injector mechanism including a pair of spaced apart members for at least partially receiving therebetween the at least one reagent test slide, and a resilient slide retainer mounted on at least one member of the pair of spaced apart members, the resilient slide retainer being at least partially receivable by the recess of the at least one reagent test slide to retain the at least one reagent test slide on the slide injector mechanism.
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