Patent ID: 7060488

Claim:
A configuration of mini-volume reaction receptacles ( 1 , 16 , 64 ) comprising a plurality of receptacle housings ( 2 , 17 ), each receptacle housing defining an elongated chamber ( 3 , 18 , 42 ), each elongated chamber having a first end fluidly connected to an aperture ( 6 , 7 , 20 , 22 ) formed in the receptacle housing and a second end fluidly connected to another aperture formed in the receptacle housing, where each receptacle housing has a base surface and a height, said height being small as compared to the base surface, and wherein the receptacle housings are stacked one above the other such that the base surfaces of said receptacle housings are in mutual alignment, at least one aperture of one receptacle housing being in fluid communication with at least one aperture of a vertically adjacent receptacle housing, and wherein adjacent receptacles ( 1 , 16 , 41 ) cooperate to provide a mutual mechanical interlock in a direction transverse to stacking and are designed to be superposed on one another, and wherein each receptacle comprises at least one further aperture ( 6 , 7 , 22 ) at its top side to allow access to a pipette.