Patent ID: 6309603
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: B67B,G01N

Abstract:
A single-hand apparatus for opening a cap on a microcentrifuge tube, the cap being hinged to the tube and having a radially-protruding lip and a diameter D, comprising:a) an elongate base having first and second end surfaces, a plurality of side surfaces extending intermediate said end surfaces, and a lengthwise axis;b) a first cylindrical bore proximate said first end surface extending through said base transverse to said lengthwise axis;c) a notch in said base proximate said second end surface, said notch having a horizontal surface extending a distance ""Y"" generally-parallel to said lengthwise axis, and a vertical surface extending a distance ""X"" generally-parallel to said end surfaces;d) a race in said horizontal notch surface extending from said second end surface a distance ""Z"" which is greater than ""Y""; and,e) a pocket contiguously formed with the end of said race proximate the intersection of said horizontal and vertical notch surfaces, said pocket having a length ""LP1"" which is equal to ""Z"" minus ""Y"" and a width ""WP"".