Patent ID: 9604215
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: B01L,G01N

Claim:
1. An apparatus for mounting a thin-film of material across an open end of a sample cup, said thin film for retaining a sample to be analyzed spectrochemically, said apparatus comprising: a top frame having a through hole; a bottom frame having a through hole; a thin film material positioned between said top frame and said bottom frame and covering said through hole; said top frame and said bottom frame assembled by a mechanism to bond said top frame to said bottom frame along two parallel edges; wherein said mechanism is not in contact with said thin film material; and wherein said thin film material is not bonded to said top frame or said bottom frame; and wherein, application of said apparatus over an open end of a sample cup so that said thin film material engages the sample cup and extends across the open end thereof causes said thin film material to separate from said top frame and bottom frame assembly.