Patent ID: 8182241

Claim:
A peristaltic pumping mechanism comprising: a gear case cover including an integral tubing flange; a removable tubing assembly and a removable roller assembly; a pumping mechanism cover releasably coupled in operable alignment to the gear case cover; a pivot pin and a pivoting latch operably coupled to the gear case cover by the pivot pin; said pumping mechanism cover including a pair of parallel flanges; said gear case cover including a pair of parallel slots having a first end and a second end, said pair of slots configured to slidingly receive the pair of parallel flanges of the pumping mechanism cover; said pivoting latch being operably configured to releasably lock the pumping mechanism cover to the gear case cover and being located proximate the first end of the pair of slots; said tubing flange being located proximate the second end of the pair of slots; and said pumping mechanism cover being configured to enshroud the removable tubing and roller assemblies.