Patent ID: 6776751
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: B04B,F16D

Abstract:
A rotor cover automatic attachment and quick release apparatus for use with a centrifuge having a rotor, a rotor attachment ring, and a drive spindle, comprising:a housing having a first passage and a retaining ring; a cover disposed around said housing; an adapter removeably connected to said housing, said adapter having a first detent; a plunger slidably disposed within said housing, said plunger having a first contact surface and a second contact surface; a slider member having a first end, a second end, and a groove, disposed around said plunger that slidably engages both said housing and said plunger; a first biasing member mounted between the second contact surface and the first end of said slider; and a first moveable element retained within said first passage so that said first moveable element is moveable between an attached position and a released position.