Patent ID: 6065617
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: B01L,G01N

Abstract:
A sample rack for holding sample tubes comprising,a) a front shell having a plurality of spaced front shell tube engagement surfaces,b) a rear shell formed separately from the front shell and having a corresponding plurality of spaced rear shell tube engagement surfaces,c) said front and rear shells being co-joined and a corresponding plurality of tube receiving chambers are defined by said co-joined front and rear shells,d) each of said tube receiving chambers having a tube engagement cradle defined by corresponding front and rear shell tube engagement surfaces, said tube engagement cradles being engageable with surface portions of sample tubes inserted into said tube receiving chambers, and,e) a biasing spring leg in each of said chambers to provide a biasing force directed toward a corresponding tube engagement cradle to urge sample tubes in said tube receiving chambers against said tube engagement cradles.