Patent ID: 11882824
Assignee: FISHER BIOSERVICES INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  G | IPC A  B  G

Claim 0:
1. A vial sleeve for a cryogenic vial, the cryogenic vial including a body having a side wall and a bottom wall defining an interior space for receiving contents of the vial and an annular projection extending axially away from the bottom wall, the vial sleeve comprising:
a base portion defining a first surface opposite a second surface and a central bore extending entirely through the base portion from the first surface to the second surface, the central bore defining a first diameter;
a cover portion extending axially away from the first surface of the base portion, the cover portion including a side wall, the side wall and the first surface defining a cavity, the cavity defining a second diameter, the cavity being configured to receive at least a portion of the body of the vial, the second diameter being greater than the first diameter; and
a detent extending radially inwardly into the central bore, the detent having a third diameter, the third diameter being less than the second diameter and the first diameter, the detent being axially spaced from the first surface and the second surface, the detent configured to frictionally engage with the annular projection of the vial for resisting axial movement of the vial relative to the vial sleeve, with the frictional engagement of the detent and the annular projection being the only resistance of axial movement of the vial relative to the vial sleeve in an axial direction away from the first surface of the base portion of the vial sleeve.