Patent ID: 7931879
Filing Date: 2011-04-26
Classification: B01L,B29C,B29L,G01N

Abstract:
1. A container for automated handling a liquid on an analytical instrument, comprising: a cup portion comprising one or more tubes having an upper opening and further comprising one or more latch-fits located at the side of the cup portion, a cap portion permanently attached to one side of the cup portion comprising a cover closing the upper opening and further comprising one or more snap-latches located in a manner to reversibly engage into the latch-fit of the cup portion. wherein the snap-latch of the cap portion is held by the latch-fit of the cup portion to form a closure so that the cover is vertically and reversibly closing the opening, and wherein the snap-latch comprises a sloped plain accessible by a handling head from the side of the cup portion to allow releasing the cap portion from the cup portion by horizontally asserting pressure to the plain.