EP0219802A2 - Ständer für Proberöhrchen und ähnliche Gefässe - Google Patents

Ständer für Proberöhrchen und ähnliche Gefässe Download PDF

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EP0219802A2
EP0219802A2 EP86114197A EP86114197A EP0219802A2 EP 0219802 A2 EP0219802 A2 EP 0219802A2 EP 86114197 A EP86114197 A EP 86114197A EP 86114197 A EP86114197 A EP 86114197A EP 0219802 A2 EP0219802 A2 EP 0219802A2
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Giovanni Ippolito
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L9/00—Supporting devices; Holding devices
    • B01L9/06—Test-tube stands; Test-tube holders

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  • the present invention relates to a structure of a stand for supporting and containing test tubes and the like.
  • test tubes are thus supported in a substantially vertical position, resting on the base and leaning on the edges of the openings.
  • test tubes are not retained against slipping out and, as a consequence, their shifting is remarkably difficult, since, as they are not firmly retained, the test tubes might come out of their respective seats with the consequent related disadvantages.
  • the aim proposed by the invention is indeed to eliminate the above described disadvantages by providing a structure of a stand for the containment and support of test tubes and the like which in practice constitues a complementary element of the test tube and can accompany the test tube itself in most situations and operations.
  • a particular object of the invention is to provide a structure of a stand which is extremely compact and allows the possibility of improving the flow of the fluid and of the liquid around the test tube, when this is necessary for the various tests.
  • Still another object of the present invention is to provide a structure of a stand which aids visualization for optical examination of the test tubes, in order to assess the coloring achieved and that, furthermore, allows the possibility of supporting the test tubes in any position, be it horizontal or vertical, so as to adapt to all situations which occur in the cases wherein there is the need to rotate or vibrate the test tubes for reaction or chemical analysis requirements.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a stand which is capable of allowing an adequate protection of the test tubes against shocks and falls, without thereby hindering the good visibility of the same test tube.
  • Not least object of the present invention is to provide a stand which is easily composeable with identical stands, so as to vary the total useful capacity, and that, furthermore, has the possibility of being carried and directly coupled to automatic machines without having to remove the test tubes individually.
  • Still another object of the present invention is to provide a stand which allows the possibility of clearly numbering the test tubes and which allows the possibility of visually identifying, by means of a different coloring, the various stands, according to, e.g., the type of analysis to be performed.
  • a structure of a stand for supporting and containing test tubes and the like characterized in that it comprises a containment body with an alveoliform configuration for defining a plurality of accommodation seats for test tubes and the like, to said body there being applicable a lid element defining, at each of said seats, an opening for introducing a test tube, and provided with engagement means for removably retaining said test tubes in said seats.
  • the structure of a stand for supporting and containing test tubes and the like comprises a containment body 1, which has an alveoliform configuration, defining a plurality of seats 2, arranged side by side, and defining a honeycomb configuration.
  • a containment body 1 which has an alveoliform configuration, defining a plurality of seats 2, arranged side by side, and defining a honeycomb configuration.
  • two rows with hexagonal cross section are provided, so that the seats of each row are offset with respect to the seats of the adjacent row.
  • the containment body is provided in optically transparent material and advantageously -is obtained in high-resistance plastic material, such as polycarbonate and the like.
  • the containment body 1 has a height dimension which is sufficient to contain all the standard test tubes, and the pitch of the hexagon, i.e. the measure of the seat, is determined by the typical measures of the test tube to be supported.
  • the containment body 1 preferably, at the lower portion thereof, has a recess or window, designated with the reference numeral 3, which allows the possibility of better visualizing the test tubes themselves and of aiding the "reading" thereof both visually and with automatic machines.
  • the window extends on a middle portion of the longitudinal extension of the seats so as not to mechanically weaken the containment body itself and to offer downwardly a portion of a seat which allows accommodation of the lower portion of the test tubes.
  • the containment body defines, respectively, male coupling elements 5 and coupling elements 6, which allow the possibility of achieving the coupling of a plurality of containment bodies, obtaining a perfect matching and a remarkable compactness in the overall dimensions.
  • a lid element 10 which has a configuration which substantially matches the horizontal cross section of the containment body, so as to be superimposable on the body itself and is provided with a plurality of openings 12 which allow the insertion of the test tubes.
  • the openings 12 are provided at the seats and have a diameter such as to allow the passage of the body of the test tubes, but not of the widened lip of the same test tubes.
  • the coupling of the lid element 10 to the containment body 1 is achieved by virtue of elastic hooking tabs 13 which extend at the longitudinal ends of the same lid and which are removably engageable with matching small teeth 14 defined on the lateral sides of the containment body.
  • engagement means are furthermore provided for removably retaining said test tubes in the seats, said retention means are obtained by virtue of elastic blades 20 which extend from the internal face of the lid element 10 and are insertable into the respective seats.
  • the elastic blades 20 have a slightly sloping extension with respect to the line perpendicular to the resting plane of the lid element and are structured so as to elastically engage with the outer surface of the test tube, so as to push the test tube itself against the wall of the seats, so that the test tube is retained between the walls of the seats and the tab, which prevents the accidental slipping out thereof and keeps them firmly in position.
  • numbered regions are furthermore provided, designated with the reference numeral 40 in the drawing, which allow the easy identification of the test tubes themselves.
  • a reference pin protrudes designated with the reference numeral 41, asymmetrically arranged on the lid, which inserts in asymmetrical recesses 42 provided at the upper edge of the seats.
  • the recesses 41 furthermore have the function, in cooperation with the window 3, of aiding the free circulation of the liquid in the seats, when this is required by the particular type of application.
  • the lid element which is preferably provided in high- resilience plastic material can be provided in different colors, so as to allow differentiation of the various stands, e.g. according to the type of analysis to be performed.
  • guiding recesses On the lateral sides of the containment body 1 guiding recesses are furthermore provided, indicated by the reference numeral 50, as well as an engagement protrusion 51, which aid the coupling with the supporting and retention elements of the stand which are provided on the matching automatic devices employed for analysis, so as to easily and safely apply the entire stand to the machine without having to proceed with complicated operations.
  • the invention achieves the aims proposed, and in particular the fact is stressed that the presence of the elastic blades allows an easy introduction of the test tubes and an easy extraction of the same test tubes, when this is required, but allows a stable coupling which prevents the falling thereof even when overturning the stand, thus allowing an easy transportability of the test tubes introduced in the stand itself.
  • the stand thus structured can constitute a box for transporting the test tubes, both empty and full, or possibly a component directly applicable to the automatic machine which must perform the analyses or in any case the operations to which the various test tubes are to be subjected.
  • Another important feature of the invention is that the presence of the windows and the offset arrangement of the test tubes on two separate lines gives the operator the possibility of having immediate visual perception of the coloring of the various test tubes on both rows of arrangement of the same test tubes; furthermore, the possibility of applying the lid separately allows to differentiate the coloring of the lids according to the different processes to be performed.
EP86114197A 1985-10-14 1986-10-14 Ständer für Proberöhrchen und ähnliche Gefässe Withdrawn EP0219802A3 (de)

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IT2340985U IT209233Z2 (it) 1985-10-14 1985-10-14 Struttura di stativo per il supporto ed il contenimento di provette e simili.
IT2340985U 1985-10-14

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EP0313977A2 (de) * 1987-10-22 1989-05-03 MAPROTEC PROBENVERTEILSYSTEME FORSCHUNGS- & ENTWICKLUNGS KG Stelleinheit für Reagenz-, Probenröhrchen o.dgl.
EP0356250A2 (de) * 1988-08-25 1990-02-28 Eastman Kodak Company Analysegerät mit linearer Anordnung der Träger und wahlfreiem Zugriff darauf
EP0365828A2 (de) * 1988-10-24 1990-05-02 LABORATORIUM PROF. DR. RUDOLF BERTHOLD GmbH & Co. KG Probenhalterung für Probengefässe
EP0365827A2 (de) * 1988-10-24 1990-05-02 LABORATORIUM PROF. DR. RUDOLF BERTHOLD GmbH & Co. KG Vorrichtung zur Aufnahme für mehrere Probengefässe zur Durchführung von Strahlungsmessungen
EP0469390A2 (de) * 1990-07-30 1992-02-05 Bayer Corporation Federbelasteter Probenröhrchenhalter
EP0904841A2 (de) * 1997-09-29 1999-03-31 F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ag System zur Handhabung von Verbindungen, bestehend aus Gefässen und Trägern
FR2770422A1 (fr) * 1997-10-31 1999-05-07 Becton Dickinson Co Support pour tubes a essai
WO2003008099A3 (en) * 2001-07-20 2003-08-21 Gen Probe Inc Sample carrier and drip shield for use therewith
US6827907B2 (en) 1997-09-29 2004-12-07 Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. Compound handling system
US7910067B2 (en) 2005-04-19 2011-03-22 Gen-Probe Incorporated Sample tube holder
EP2659979A3 (de) * 2012-05-03 2015-04-08 Schott AG Haltestruktur zum gleichzeitigen Halten einer Mehrzahl von Behältern für medizinische, pharmazeutische oder kosmetische Anwendungen sowie Transport- oder Verpackungsbehälter

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AU2003234594B2 (en) 2002-05-17 2009-04-02 Gen-Probe Incorporated sample carrier having releasable locking mechanism
EP1507594B1 (de) 2002-05-17 2006-08-23 Gen-Probe Incorporated Probenträger mit feststelleinrichtung und zugehörige tropfschirmvorrichtung

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FR1362176A (fr) * 1963-06-26 1964-05-29 Emballage pour bouteilles
US3186556A (en) * 1962-09-12 1965-06-01 Lkb Produkter Aktiebolag Test tube rack
US3643812A (en) * 1970-06-12 1972-02-22 Owens Illinois Inc Tube storage rack
GB2023103A (en) * 1978-06-06 1979-12-28 Imi Kynoch Ltd Packaging trays
US4403687A (en) * 1980-10-27 1983-09-13 Randam Electronics, Inc. Linkable sample-tube carrying tray with tabs and gears

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US3186556A (en) * 1962-09-12 1965-06-01 Lkb Produkter Aktiebolag Test tube rack
FR1362176A (fr) * 1963-06-26 1964-05-29 Emballage pour bouteilles
US3643812A (en) * 1970-06-12 1972-02-22 Owens Illinois Inc Tube storage rack
GB2023103A (en) * 1978-06-06 1979-12-28 Imi Kynoch Ltd Packaging trays
US4403687A (en) * 1980-10-27 1983-09-13 Randam Electronics, Inc. Linkable sample-tube carrying tray with tabs and gears

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EP0313977A2 (de) * 1987-10-22 1989-05-03 MAPROTEC PROBENVERTEILSYSTEME FORSCHUNGS- & ENTWICKLUNGS KG Stelleinheit für Reagenz-, Probenröhrchen o.dgl.
EP0313977A3 (de) * 1987-10-22 1990-01-31 MAPROTEC PROBENVERTEILSYSTEME FORSCHUNGS- & ENTWICKLUNGS KG Stelleinheit für Reagenz-, Probenröhrchen o.dgl.
EP0356250A2 (de) * 1988-08-25 1990-02-28 Eastman Kodak Company Analysegerät mit linearer Anordnung der Träger und wahlfreiem Zugriff darauf
EP0356250A3 (de) * 1988-08-25 1991-04-24 Eastman Kodak Company Analysegerät mit linearer Anordnung der Träger und wahlfreiem Zugriff darauf
EP0365828A2 (de) * 1988-10-24 1990-05-02 LABORATORIUM PROF. DR. RUDOLF BERTHOLD GmbH & Co. KG Probenhalterung für Probengefässe
EP0365827A2 (de) * 1988-10-24 1990-05-02 LABORATORIUM PROF. DR. RUDOLF BERTHOLD GmbH & Co. KG Vorrichtung zur Aufnahme für mehrere Probengefässe zur Durchführung von Strahlungsmessungen
EP0365828A3 (de) * 1988-10-24 1991-01-30 LABORATORIUM PROF. DR. RUDOLF BERTHOLD GmbH & Co. KG Probenhalterung für Probengefässe
EP0365827A3 (de) * 1988-10-24 1991-03-06 LABORATORIUM PROF. DR. RUDOLF BERTHOLD GmbH & Co. KG Vorrichtung zur Aufnahme für mehrere Probengefässe zur Durchführung von Strahlungsmessungen
EP0469390A2 (de) * 1990-07-30 1992-02-05 Bayer Corporation Federbelasteter Probenröhrchenhalter
EP0469390A3 (en) * 1990-07-30 1992-09-02 Technicon Instruments Corporation Spring biased test tube holder
EP0904841A2 (de) * 1997-09-29 1999-03-31 F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ag System zur Handhabung von Verbindungen, bestehend aus Gefässen und Trägern
EP0904841A3 (de) * 1997-09-29 2000-01-05 F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ag System zur Handhabung von Verbindungen, bestehend aus Gefässen und Trägern
US6827907B2 (en) 1997-09-29 2004-12-07 Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. Compound handling system
FR2770422A1 (fr) * 1997-10-31 1999-05-07 Becton Dickinson Co Support pour tubes a essai
WO2003008099A3 (en) * 2001-07-20 2003-08-21 Gen Probe Inc Sample carrier and drip shield for use therewith
JP2004535578A (ja) * 2001-07-20 2004-11-25 ジェン−プローブ・インコーポレーテッド サンプルキャリアおよびそれと共に使用する滴下保護材
AU2002319595B2 (en) * 2001-07-20 2007-06-07 Gen-Probe Incorporated Sample carrier and drip shield for use therewith
US7910067B2 (en) 2005-04-19 2011-03-22 Gen-Probe Incorporated Sample tube holder
EP2659979A3 (de) * 2012-05-03 2015-04-08 Schott AG Haltestruktur zum gleichzeitigen Halten einer Mehrzahl von Behältern für medizinische, pharmazeutische oder kosmetische Anwendungen sowie Transport- oder Verpackungsbehälter

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