Patent ID: 7081081
Filing Date: 2006-07-25
Classification: B04B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An attachment and release apparatus for use with a centrifuge having a rotor and a motor shaft, comprising: a knob having a passage therethrough; a cover disposed around said knob; an indicator pin slidably disposed within said passage of said knob, said indicator pin having a first end and a second end and an axial slot within said knob; a knob pin disposed within said axial slot; an adapter removably connected to the rotor; a housing with a second axial slot that includes a coupling assembly for coupling said cover to the rotor and for coupling the rotor to the motor shaft; a shaft having a first end and a second end slidably disposed within said adapter, wherein said shaft has a hole located at said first end; a shaft pin disposed within said hole of said shaft and disposed within said housing slot; a first biasing element disposed within said passage of said knob; and a second biasing element disposed within said housing.