Patent ID: 6274092
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: B01L,Y10T

Abstract:
A test tube holder comprising:a holder body including:a cylindrical body having a cylindrical hollow formed to a given depth from a top to a bottom along an axis of the holder body and designed to hold a test tube,a tightening ring mounting small-diameter section formed on an outer surface and near the top of the cylindrical body, andan engagement section formed on the outer surface and near the bottom of the cylindrical body and engaged with a guide rail for conveyance;a plurality of slits cut in the cylindrical body to a given depth from the top to the bottom in parallel with the axis of the holder body;a plurality of flat springs one end of each of which is inserted into and supported by a corresponding one of the plurality of slits and another end of each of which is provided with a displacement force so as to approach the axis of the holder body; anda tightening ring fitted on an outer surface of the small-diameter section of the cylindrical body so as to compress and hold the one end of each of the plurality of flat springs by narrowing a space between the slits into which the flat springs are inserted.