Patent ID: 8357278
Filing Date: 2013-01-22
Classification: B01D,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An electrotransfer cassette comprising an upper portion to which a first plate electrode is mounted and a lower portion to which a second plate electrode is mounted, electrical contacts extending from said first and second plate electrodes and exposed on an outer surface of said cassette, and a releasable locking mechanism for securing said upper portion to said lower portion with said first and second plate electrodes parallel, said releasable locking mechanism comprising: a plurality of pegs movably mounted to said upper portion to move between a locking position in which said pegs engage said lower portion and a release position in which said pegs do not engage said lower portion and said upper and lower portions are free to be separated, and a finger grip mounted to said upper portion, movable by a single hand of a user to shift all of said plurality of pegs simultaneously between said locking position and said release position.