Patent ID: 6869514

Claim:
A casting stand for holding a rectangular slab gel enclosure having a bottom opening and securing said enclosure in a vertical position for casting a gel in said enclosure, said casting stand comprising: a support rack having a floor sized to cover said bottom opening and a vertical wall extending upward from said floor; a notched member pivotally mounted to said support rack above said floor, said notched member having a notch therein to receive an upper edge of said enclosure when said enclosure is resting against said vertical wall, said notched member capable of rotation between a clamping position in which said enclosure is received within said notch when said bottom opening is pressed against said floor, and an open position in which said notch is raised to release said enclosure from pressure against said floor and to thereby permit insertion and removal of said enclosure from said support rack, said notched member being spring-loaded to bias said notched member toward said clamping position.