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

Claim 19:
20. A vial sleeve for a cryogenic vial, the cryogenic vial including a body having a bottom wall, a side wall, and a neck that collectively define an interior space configured to receive contents of the vial, a ledge is positioned between the neck and the side wall, the vial sleeve comprising:
a base portion;
a cover portion extending axially away from the base portion and including a side wall defining a cavity, the cavity configured to receive at least a portion of the body of the vial;
an annular detent extending radially inwardly from the side wall into the cavity, the annular detent formed partially by the side wall and partially by the base portion;
at least one arcuate tab extending radially inwardly from the side wall into the cavity,
the annular detent configured to frictionally engage at least a portion of the vial body; and
the at least one arcuate tab configured to extend over at least a portion of the ledge of the vial such that the at least one arcuate tab sandwiches the body of the vial between the at least one arcuate tab and the annular detent to resist axial movement of the vial away from the base portion of the vial sleeve.