Pipette tip rack refill plate hold down apparatus
US5642816A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01L9/543
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A reusable pipette tip rack for successively receiving and dispensing arrays of pipette tips and including a manually releasable latch mechanism for securing a support plate carrying an array of pipette tips flat on the top of a support tray of the pipette tip rack with the array of tips seated in an array of openings in the top of the support tray. The latch mechanism comprises a latch including a laterally extending locking surface on one of the support plate or the support tray and a manually releasable locking member extending from the other of the support plate or the support tray. Preferably, the latch mechanism comprises a combination of two such latches each including a locking member and locking surface located at opposite edges of the support tray of the pipette tip rack.
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