Patent ID: 6036021
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: B65D,G01N

Abstract:
A shipping package for an electrophoresis gel, comprising:at least one gel;a housing defining a cover, a holder defining an interior surrounding the gel, and a hinge joining the cover to the holder to permit moving the cover relative to the holder between a closed configuration of the housing, wherein the gel is not exposed and wherein the gel is held in the housing, and an open configuration of the housing, wherein the gel is exposed for removal thereof from the holder; anda tray holding the gel, wherein the tray includes one or more side walls, each defining a top edge, the gel being disposed in the tray below the top edges of the side walls, and further wherein the cover is formed with a land closely receivable between the side walls when the housing is in the closed configuration, the land defining a bottom surface, the bottom surface being closely spaced from the gel when the housing is in the closed configuration to thereby limit motion of the gel within the package.