Container with article positioning element for dispensing reagent coated slides to an automated analyzer
US4187077A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 1978 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/00089
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A container is disclosed for receiving a stack of articles to be sequentially removed from a dispensing station of the container. A stack positioning element in the container has an anti-backup member including a pair of pawls resiliently urged into engagement with cooperating ratchet teeth on opposed inner wall surfaces of the container to inhibit movement of received articles away from the container's dispensing station. A plunger may enter the container through an opening in a wall opposed to the dispensing station to provide the required force to sequentially move the stack positioning element and article stack toward the dispensing station as articles are removed therefrom.
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