Patent ID: 7458397

Claim:
A modular fluid delivery block for the mounting thereon of a fluidic control component comprising: at least one fluid path block, said fluid path block having a body, a plurality of extensions protruding from said body, a plurality of fluid ports, and at least one fluid passage, one said fluid port being located at the terminus of each of said extension, at least one fluid passage communicating between at least two of said fluid ports; a base plate, said base plate having a top surface; a component mounting block, said component mounting block having a mounting surface, four lateral walls, a bottom face, a clearance, and a plurality of orifices being formed from said mounting surface to said clearance, said mounting surface being configured to mountably receive said fluidic control component, said clearance being formed in said bottom face, said clearance being formed through two sets of opposing said lateral walls, said clearance being configured to receive at least a portion of at least one said fluid path block, said orifices being configured to receive said extension; wherein at least one said fluid path block is at least partially interposed between said base plate and said clearance of said component mounting block, at least one said extension being in alignment with at least one said orifice, said fluid port on said extension being configured to be in hermetic fluid communication with a fluidic component port fluidly through a seal, at least a portion of said fluid path block extending through said clearance and beyond a perimeter formed by said lateral walls, at least one said fluid port being located beyond said perimeter, said component mounting block being fastened to said base plate.