Patent ID: 6361745
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: B01L,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
A microarray storage device for plate-like articles such as microarrays and slides comprisinga generally rectangular molded plastic cassette having top, bottom and opposite side walls connecting the top and bottom walls and at least one opening into the cassette between said walls; pairs of rails molded integrally with the side walls of the cassette, said rail pairs defining a series of aligned, closely spaced, parallel compartments in said cassette, said compartments being accessible through said opening so that a microarray may be inserted into each of said compartments through said opening pairs of leaf springs molded integrally with the side walls of the cassette at each compartment, each pair of springs overlying the corresponding pair of rails at that compartment and each spring having opposite ends connected to the corresponding side wall and a portion between said ends which is bowed so that it will bear against a microarray supported by the rails of that compartment, and means on at least one of the cassette walls to enable the cassette to be latched to the elevator platform of a microarray handling system.