Patent ID: 7642093
Filing Date: 2010-01-05
Classification: B65D,G01N,G16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A reagent container capable of use in an autostainer having a probe, the container comprising: an upper wall, a base wall, and a tubular side wall interconnecting the base and upper walls, said upper wall spaced apart from said base wall along an imaginary line passing through the base and upper wall, said base wall having a plurality of distinct inwardly and downwardly converging wall sections extending from said tubular side wall that define a concave well with a nadir at a convergence of said wall sections and said upper wall having an access opening, said nadir and access opening being aligned with each other along said imaginary line so that the probe entering said opening in a direction substantially parallel to said imaginary line is directed toward said nadir.