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Presented is an integral assembly (2) of hollow tubes and seal caps (4) therefor arranged in an elongated aligned and integral assembly in which multiple tubes (1) each symmetrical about a longitudinal axis (3) and having a closed (32) end and an open end (6) are formed in side-by-side spaced relati

Presented is an integral assembly (2) of hollow tubes and seal caps (4) therefor arranged in an elongated aligned and integral assembly in which multiple tubes (1) each symmetrical about a longitudinal axis (3) and having a closed (32) end and an open end (6) are formed in side-by-side spaced relationship in a linear series in which adjacent tubes are integrally interconnected by a tether (36) to form an elongated strip (2). One end of the strip (2) of open-ended tubes is integrally connected to an elongated seal cap strip (43) that forms an integral extension of the tube strip and which includes a linear series of integral, spaced seal caps (42) each symmetrical about an axis (44) parallel to the axes of the tubes and corresponding in spacing and in number to the tubes. The tube (1) on one end of the tube strip (2) is integrally connected to its corresponding seal cap (42) on the seal cap strip (43). A hinge (41) is provided integrally interposed between the tube strip and the cap strip so that when the cap strip is manipulated into superimposed relationship over the tube strip, the axes of the seal caps coincide with the axes of the tubes and the seal caps of the cap strip may be pressed to sealingly engage the open ends of the tubes of the tube strip.

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A unitary assembly of microcentrifuge tubes and caps formed from a single piece of synthetic resinous material, said assembly comprising: a) a plurality of spaced, microcentrifuge reagent tubes arranged in an elongated aligned series, each tube having an open end, a closed end and an external suppor

A unitary assembly of microcentrifuge tubes and caps formed from a single piece of synthetic resinous material, said assembly comprising: a) a plurality of spaced, microcentrifuge reagent tubes arranged in an elongated aligned series, each tube having an open end, a closed end and an external support collar positioned between said open end and said closed end; b) a plurality of tether means for interconnecting said plurality of microcentrifuge reagent tubes, each of said tether means extending from adjacent ones of said tubes at a position on each of said tubes between said open end and said collar; c) a plurality of seal caps arranged in an elongated aligned series; d) a plurality of webs for interconnecting said plurality of seal caps, each of said webs interconnecting adjacent ones of said seal caps in a spaced manner so that each of said seal caps can be engaged with an open end of a corresponding one of said reagent tubes; and e) a flexible hinge strap connecting an end one of said reagent tubes to an end one of said seal caps, said hinge strap including a live hinge portion for enabling said plurality of seal caps to pivot into engagement with the open ends of corresponding ones of said reagent tubes, wherein said each of said microcentrifuge reagent tubes has a length of less than one inch.