Patent ID: 6706244
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: B01J,C40B

Abstract:
A device for holding vials comprising:a holding plate having an array of apertures; a plurality of vials removably held within the apertures, the vials having closed bottom ends and open top ends, each vial further including a lip at the top end to position the top ends of the vials vertically above the holding plate; a seal member disposed over the top ends of the vials; a top plate removably coupled to the holding plate to force the seal member against the top ends of the vials; and a resilient pad separate from and placed on top of the holding plate to help prevent the vials from breaking when the seal member is forced against the top end of the vials by the top plate, the resilient pad having openings which correspond with the apertures of the holding plate, the lips of the vials resting on top of the resilient pad with the bottom ends of the vials protruding through the openings in the resilient pad.