US Patent:
20090020662, Jan 22, 2009
Inventors:
Cedrick James LaFleur - Cypress TX, US
Edward Alan Johnson - Ft Worth TX, US
International Classification:
G01N 35/10
Abstract:
A container segment assembly suitable for use with a carousel of an analytical instrument, including (a) a container rack having the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, the container rack capable of receiving containers in a substantially linear row and (b) a container segment having a frame. The frame has an arcuate shape, whereby the container segment can be mounted onto a corresponding arcuate portion of the carousel of the analytical instrument. The frame further defines a receptacle capable of receiving the container rack. The major dimension of the receptacle is substantially aligned as a chord of the arcuate-shaped frame of the container segment.
