Patent ID: 7632468

Claim:
In combination: a plurality of reagent test slides, each reagent test slide of the plurality of reagent test slides including a frame and a film portion, the frame surrounding and supporting the film portion; and a retaining clip for retaining the plurality of reagent test slides in a stacked arrangement, which comprises: a middle plate having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the middle plate having a slot formed through the thickness thereof; a first cover plate at least partially received by the slot of the middle plate and being slidable therein, the first cover plate extending transversely to and outwardly from the first side of the middle plate; a second cover plate, the second cover plate being joined to the middle plate and extending transversely to and outwardly from the first side of the middle plate, the first cover plate and the second cover plate being in overlying relationship with each other to define therebetween a space for receiving the plurality of reagent test slides in the stacked arrangement, the slot formed in the middle plate having an elongated length and extending along its elongated length in a direction towards the second cover plate, the slot further having a width which is narrower than the elongated length of the slot, the first cover plate being slidable in the slot along the elongated length thereof in a sliding direction towards the second cover plate.