Patent ID: 7753457
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: B01L,G01N,G02B

Abstract:
1. A slide cassette, comprising: a storage receptacle defining a slot configured for receiving a microscope slide; a tray extending within the storage receptacle below the slot, the tray being configured to support the microscope slide and having a retaining member at an end thereof; at least one stop that limits movement of the microscope slides in the slot; and an insert defining grooves for receiving the at least one slide stops therein to secure the insert within the storage receptacle, the insert including a pair of extensions that function as springs, such that, when the microscope slide is received within the slot, a first edge of the microscope slide contacts the extensions, and the extensions urge an opposite edge of the microscope slide to contact the retaining members, thereby removably retaining the microscope slide on the tray between the retaining members and the extensions.