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Adapters for centrifuge rotors

US4032066A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 15, 1976
Grant dateJun 28, 1977
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 15, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB04B2005/0435
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An adjustable supporting arrangement used within the sample receiving cavity of a centrifuge rotor to hold and align a plurality of test tubes. The arragement is comprised of a series of similarly configured interface layers which can be variably arranged to accommodate different sized test tubes. A bracket member is utilized to retain the alignment of the various interface layers and hold them as a single unit for convenient movement into and out of the rotor cavity. Incorporated within the supporting arrangement is a separate cushion pad to receive the bottom ends of the test tubes. A uniquely designed divider plate can be placed within the supporting arrangement to partition the rotor cavity into two areas for receipt of two sets of test tubes in stacked relation.

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