Patent ID: 11878305
Assignee: XCALIBER SCIENCES, INC.
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A pipette tip system for use with a plurality of pipette tips (10A, 10B, 10C), the system comprising:
a base (70) comprising a top edge, a bottom edge, a first short side (88A) a second short side, a first long side (88B) and a second long side, the base further comprising:
a first top edge set of interlocking keys (86A, 86B) positioned adjacent to the top edge along the first short side (88A);
a second top edge set of interlocking keys (86A, 86B) positioned adjacent to the top edge along the first long side (88B);
a first bottom edge set of interlocking keys (87A, 87B) positioned adjacent to the bottom edge along the first short side (88A); and
a second bottom edge set of interlocking keys (87A, 87B) positioned adjacent to the bottom edge along the first long side (88B);

wherein the first top edge set of interlocking keys (86A, 86B) and the first bottom edge set of interlocking keys (87A, 87B) are constructed to mate with a first adjacent base;
wherein the second top edge set of interlocking keys (86A, 86B) and the second bottom edge set of interlocking keys (87A, 87B) are constructed to mate with a second adjacent base; and
a support card (50A, 50B) connected to the base (70), wherein the support card comprises an array of pipette tip receiver openings (52) configured to support the plurality of pipette tips (10A, 10B, 10C).