Patent ID: 7601251

Claim:
A system for electrophoresis of analyte samples in prior-cast, hydratable separation media strips, comprising: an enclosing member for enclosing a plurality of said strips, said enclosing member defining a plurality of enclosed channels, each enclosed channel comprising a first channel entry, a second channel entry, and an intervening cavity configured to enclose one of said strips, wherein said enclosing member permits spaced electrical communication separately with each of said enclosed strips through respective first and second entries; and electrical communication means responsive to an external compressive force for effecting spaced electrical communication by a single anode and single cathode simultaneously with each of said enclosed strips, wherein said electrical communication means is capable of distributing an external compressive force to urge said anode and said cathode toward said enclosing member with greater pressure at said first and second entries than elsewhere on said enclosing member.