Patent ID: 6162342
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
Apparatus for securing together a plate and spacer assembly comprising a pair of flat plates with spacers in between to serve as a mold for casting an electrophoresis slab gel, said apparatus comprising:a frame having two parallel edges, each such edge having an inward-facing groove formed therein, said grooves positioned to loosely receive opposing edges of said plate and spacer assembly;each said groove bordered by a wall that is resiliently bendable to vary the width of said groove; andcam means pivotally mounted to said frame to engage said resiliently bendable walls, said cam means capable of manual rotation between (i) a clamping position in which said cam means urge said resiliently bendable walls into said grooves, thereby narrowing the widths of said grooves and clamping a plate and spacer assembly into said frame, and (ii) an open position in which said cam means release said bendable walls, thereby permitting insertion and removal of said plate and spacer assembly.