Transport tool for transporting a laboratory article
US10940592B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/1051
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A transport tool for transporting a laboratory article using a pipette of a pipetting system, and having a plug-in sleeve at a top end, an article holder at a bottom end, and a connecting part which connects the plug-in sleeve to the article holder. The plug-in sleeve has a side sleeve wall and a bottom which surround an interior space of the plug-in sleeve having a cylindrical or conically tapering shape. The plug-in sleeve further has an upward-facing opening for receiving an end of a pipette of an automated pipetting system. The article holder has a holding element oriented downward away from the connecting part. The holding element having at least two elongated projections which has one or more snap hooks protruding outwards to hook under a storage opening of a pipette tip carrier.
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