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Slide positioning and holding device

US5659421A · kind A · utility

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23Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 5, 1995
Grant dateAug 19, 1997
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Expiry dateJul 5, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B21/26
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A slide positioning and holding device includes a base, a number of first bearing members defining a bearing surface for slidably engaging a first edge of the slide, at least one second bearing member for slidably engaging a second edge of the slide generally perpendicular to the first edge, and first and second arms for contact with third and fourth edges, respectively, of the slide to urge the first and second edges of the slide into contact with the bearing members.

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