IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0571993
(2012-08-10)
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등록번호 |
US-8845985
(2014-09-30)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Herchenbach, Stephen L.
- Pavlovic, E. Kim
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
5 인용 특허 :
15 |
초록
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A rack for a plurality of capped tubes, including a frame having a longitudinally extending bottom base member having a row of spaced open top recesses adapted to receive the capped tubes. Vertical supports at the ends of the row of recesses fix a cover member above the base member. The cover member
A rack for a plurality of capped tubes, including a frame having a longitudinally extending bottom base member having a row of spaced open top recesses adapted to receive the capped tubes. Vertical supports at the ends of the row of recesses fix a cover member above the base member. The cover member has openings therethrough smaller than the capped tubes. A wall is along one longitudinal side between the base member and the cover member, with the other longitudinal side between the base member and the cover member being open. The base member and cover member are vertically spaced a distance sufficient to permit tipped capped tubes to be moved into the frame with the tipped tubes then dropped into the recesses and tipped back to an upright vertical position.
대표청구항
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1. A rack for a plurality of capped tubes, comprising a frame having: a longitudinally extending bottom base member having a row of spaced open top recesses, each of said recesses adapted to receive one of the capped tubes;vertical supports at the ends of the row of recesses, said supports fixing a
1. A rack for a plurality of capped tubes, comprising a frame having: a longitudinally extending bottom base member having a row of spaced open top recesses, each of said recesses adapted to receive one of the capped tubes;vertical supports at the ends of the row of recesses, said supports fixing a cover member a distance above said base member, said cover member having openings therethrough smaller than the capped tube;a wall along one longitudinal side between said base member and said cover member, wherein the other longitudinal side between said base member and said cover member is open;support fingers extending horizontally from the wall toward the open longitudinal side to positions vertically aligned between the recesses; andwherein the distance is sufficient to permit capped tubes to be moved into said frame through the open longitudinal side by tipping the capped tubes, dropping the capped tubes into the open top recesses and tipping the capped tubes back to an upright vertical position so the capped tubes may be physically secured by the support fingers. 2. The rack of claim 1, further comprising at least one opening in said wall aligned with each of said recesses. 3. The rack of claim 1, wherein said top member includes a handle extending beyond one of said supports. 4. The rack of claim 1, wherein said base member includes a bottom slot adapted to receive a mounting member on a specimen testing device for securing said rack to a deck of said device. 5. The rack of claim 1, wherein said recesses have a shape and depth sufficient to support a capped tube therein in an upright vertical position. 6. The rack of claim 1, wherein said support fingers are adapted to secure capped tubes in a generally vertical direction in a longitudinally extending vertical plane. 7. A rack for a plurality of capped tubes, comprising a frame having: a longitudinally extending bottom base member having a row of spaced open top recesses, each of said recesses adapted to receive one of the capped tubes; andvertical supports at the ends of the row of recesses, said supports fixing a cover member a distance X above said base member, said cover member having openings therethrough smaller than the capped tubes;a wall along one longitudinal side between said base member and said cover member, wherein the other longitudinal side between said base member and said cover member is open;support fingers extending horizontally from the wall toward the open longitudinal side to positions vertically aligned between the recesses;wherein said base member, cover member and recesses are sized to define a tube minimum tilt angle of 0 from vertical, andsaid capped tubes have a height no greater than about X when tilted at said angle 0 from vertical, wherein the distance X is sufficient to permit capped tubes to be moved into the frame through the open longitudinal side by tipping the capped tubes, dropping the capped tubes into the open top recesses and tipping the capped tubes back to an upright vertical position so the capped tubes may be physically secured by the support fingers. 8. The rack of claim 7, further comprising at least one opening in said wall aligned with each of said recesses. 9. The rack of claim 7, wherein said support fingers are adapted to secure capped tubes in a generally vertical direction in a longitudinally extending vertical plane. 10. The rack of claim 7, wherein said cover member includes a handle extending beyond one of said supports. 11. The rack of claim 7, wherein said base member includes a bottom slot adapted to receive a mounting member on a specimen testing device for securing said rack to a deck of said device. 12. The rack of claim 7, wherein said recesses have a shape and depth sufficient to support a capped tube therein in an upright vertical position. 13. A rack for a plurality of capped tubes, comprising a frame having: a longitudinally extending bottom base member having a row of spaced open top recesses, each of the recesses adapted to receive one of the capped tubes;vertical supports at the ends of the row of recesses, the supports fixing a cover member above the base member, the cover member having openings therethrough aligned with the recesses;a wall along one longitudinal side between the base member and the cover member, wherein side between the base member and the cover member is open, andsupport fingers extending horizontally from the wall toward the open side to positions vertically aligned between the recesses;wherein capped tubes having a height greater than a distance between the base member and the cover member may be moved into the frame through the open side by tipping the capped tubes, dropping the capped tubes into the open top recesses and tipping the capped tubes back to an upright vertical position so the capped tubes may be physically secured by the support fingers. 14. The rack of claim 13, further comprising at least one opening in the wall aligned with each of the recesses. 15. The rack of claim 13, wherein the cover member includes a handle extending beyond one of the supports. 16. The rack of claim 13, wherein the base member includes a bottom slot adapted to receive a mounting member on a specimen testing device for securing the rack to a deck of the device. 17. The rack of claim 16, wherein the bottom slot comprises a dovetailed groove and the mounting member comprises a dovetailed projection. 18. The rack of claim 17, wherein the rack is adapted to be slidably secured to the deck through interaction of the dovetailed groove and the dovetailed projection. 19. The rack of claim 17, wherein the dovetailed groove comprises a flared opening adapted to facilitate reception of the dovetailed projection for securing the rack to the deck of the device. 20. The rack of claim 16, wherein the bottom slot comprises a flared opening adapted to facilitate reception of the mounting member for securing the rack to the deck of the device. 21. The rack of claim 16, wherein the rack is adapted to be slidably secured to the deck through interaction of the bottom slot and the mounting member. 22. The rack of claim 13, wherein the recesses have a shape and depth sufficient to support a capped tube therein in an upright vertical position. 23. The rack of claim 13, wherein the support fingers are adapted to secure capped tubes in a generally vertical direction in a longitudinally extending vertical plane.
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