Patent ID: 6074615
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: B01L,G01N,Y02A,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A container for reagents, comprising:a cylindrical body portion comprising inner and outer wall surfaces disposed substantially equidistant about a central axis and first and second open ends defined by said inner and outer wall surfaces, wherein a central axis mid-point is defined between said first and second open ends;a floor member attached to said first open end of said cylindrical body portion, said floor member having an inner surface;two co-planar agitating members, each attached to said inner wall surfaces of said cylindrical body portion and said floor member;a cylindrical neck portion attached to said second open end of said cylindrical body portion; anda skirt comprising a radial portion, extending from at least a portion of said outer wall surface of said cylindrical body portion in a direction perpendicular to said central axis, and an enclosing portion, attached to said radial portion and having walls substantially equidistant to said central axis, said enclosing portion terminating on a side of said floor member opposite said first open end of said cylindrical body portion,wherein said two co-planar agitating members are disposed on opposite sides of said inner wall surface of said cylindrical body portion and extend, in a direction parallel to said central axis, from said floor member to a point on said inner wall surface of said cylindrical body portion between said mid-point and said second open end of said cylindrical body portion, and, in a direction perpendicular to said central axis, from said inner wall surface of said cylindrical body portion towards said central axis.