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

Claim 11:
12. 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 central bore having a first diameter, the central bore configured to receive the annular projection of the vial;
a cover portion extending axially away from the base portion and including a side wall defining a cavity having a second diameter, the cavity 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 configured to frictionally engage at least a portion of 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 base portion of the vial sleeve.