Patent ID: 6132685
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
A support structure for robotic manipulation of a plurality of assay samples, the assay samples disposed in wells of a plurality of plates, each plate having an upper surface and a lower surface with front, back, left, and right edge surfaces extending therebetween, the support structure comprising:a beam defining a proximal end and a distal end with an axis therebetween;an upwardly oriented tab near the distal end of the beam to inhibit axial movement of the plate when the plate rests on the support structure;a pair of horizontally opposed sidewalls adjacent the proximal end of the beam, the sidewalls fittingly receiving the left and right edges of the plate when the plate rests on the support structure; andthe lower surface of each plate defining a recess between the wells and front edge, wherein the tab is received within the recess of the plate when the plate when the plate rests on the support structure.