Patent · US Expired

Bearing system for the pivot bar of microtomes particularly ultramicrotomes

US4221438A · kind A · utility

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7Claims

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Assignee

C. Reichert Optische Werke A.G. · AT

Inventors

Hellmuth Sitte · Laa an der Thaya, AT
Heinrich Kleber · Wien, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 25, 1978
Grant date	Sep 9, 1980
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 25, 1998

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2001/068
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A joint having a plurality of spherical elements cemented to one member and the other member having adjustable sockets which cooperate with the spherical elements to permit rotation about a single axis. The joint is particularly useful in microtomes and ultramicrotomes.

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