Patent ID: 6190617
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: B01F,B01L,B29C,B29K,B29L,G01N,H01J,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for supporting a plurality of containers for holding liquid test samples, said device forming one of a plurality of segments positionable on a carousel, said carousel for knitting the liquid test samples on an automated analytical system for performing assays, said device comprising:a base formed by opposing inner and outer sidewalls, said sidewalls being arcuate and vertical, said sidewalls closed by endwalls extending radially outwardly from the inner sidewall to the outer sidewall, said base having a bottom defined by the bottoms of the vertical sidewalls and endwalls and a top defined by the tops of the vertical sidewalls and endwalls, the bottom of said base adapted for mounting said device on the carousel; anda frame formed by a shelf having openings sized for receiving the containers, said frame having an arcuate shape defined generally by the tops of the vertical sidewalls and endwalls of said base, and at least two legs extending from the shelf to the top of said base for supporting the shelf thereon.