Patent ID: 7347977

Claim:
A microtitration plate comprising: a frame ( 2 ) made of a first stiff plastic and having a plate ( 4 ) with multiplicity of holes ( 2 ′); a multiplicity of vessels ( 3 ) made of a second plastic suited for the PCR and/or exhibiting permeability to oxygen, which are fixedly connected to the plate ( 4 ) by directly molding them to the holes ( 2 ′), which have a receiving portion ( 9 , 10 , 11 ) protruding from an underside ( 8 ) of the plate ( 4 ), and which are accessible from an upper surface ( 7 ) of the plate through apertures ( 15 ), and means for formlockingly connecting the vessels ( 3 ) to the plate ( 4 ); wherein the vessels ( 3 ) each has a collar ( 12 ), and the formlockingly connecting means comprises two projections ( 13 , 14 ) provided on the collar ( 12 ) for engaging, respectively, the upper surface ( 7 ) and the underside ( 8 ) of the plate ( 4 ).