Patent ID: 6440368
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
A sample handler for a plurality of racks having a plurality of containers, said sample handler comprising an infeed into which said racks, in which said containers are seated, are input by an operator, an out-feed to which said racks are output, a cross-feed on which said racks are transferred between said infeed and said outfeed one at a time,said infeed and outfeed each comprising a walking beam mechanism for moving the rack; said cross-feed comprising a track on which said rack sits, means to transport a first of said racks from a first position on said track adjacent said infeed to a second position on said track adjacent said outfeed, and a platform coupled to said transport means having means for pushing said first rack across said track from said first position to said second position.