Patent ID: 6769664
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: B29C,G01N

Abstract:
An apparatus for casting an electrophoretic separation medium within a received tray having open ends, said apparatus comprising:a. a base plate with proximal and distal upright walls, b. a moveable partitioning wall parallel with and lying between said proximal and distal upright walls, c. shafts mounted between said fixed proximal wall and supports attached to said base-plate, d. a partitioning wall parallel mounted on said shafts, such that said partitioning wall slides along said shafts, e. compression springs around said shafts proximal to said partitioning wall so that pressure is directed against said partitioning wall toward said distal wall, f. wherein the region between said moveable partitioning wall and distal wall is a casting chamber able to receive single or multiple gel trays, and g. the interior wall faces of said moveable partitioning wall and said distal wall are lined with gasket material.