Patent ID: 11898945
Assignee: SAKURA FINETEK U.S.A., INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A  B | IPC A  B  G

Claim 0:
1. A microtome blade guard comprising:
a first arm operable to be coupled to a first side of a cutting mechanism of a microtome;
a second arm operable to be coupled to a second side of a cutting mechanism;
a lateral support member disposed between the first arm and the second arm such that when the blade guard is coupled to a cutting mechanism, the lateral support member is operable to be positioned adjacent a blade slot of the cutting mechanism; and
a staff comprising a head and an end, a distance between the head and the end defining a length coupled to the lateral support member between the first arm and the second arm and oriented with a length of the staff perpendicular to a length of the lateral support, the staff comprising a retracted position where the head of the staff is separated from the lateral support member by a first distance and being operable to be moved in a length direction from the retracted position to an engagement position where the head of the staff is separated from the lateral support member by a second distance that is less than the first distance by an application of a force to the head of the staff, wherein the staff is biased to the retracted position.