Combined miniature centrifuge and cuvette carrier with finned cuvette

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a combined miniature centrifuge and cuvette carrier with finned cuvette according to our new design, the cuvette and cuvette carrier being shown in place for centrifuging and the cover being shown open;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 1, with the cover shown closed;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view;

FIG. 7 is a side elevation view from the right in FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a side elevation view from the left in FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the cuvette carrier showing our new design;

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view, taken along the line 10--10 of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view, taken along the line 11--11 of FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is an end elevation view from the left in FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is an end elevation view from the right in FIG. 9;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing the cuvette carrier;

FIG. 15 is a side elevation view of the cuvette, the opposite side being a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 16 is an end elevation view of the cuvette according to FIG. 15, the view from the opposite end being substantially identical; and,

FIG. 17 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom side being substantially flat and unornamented.

The broken line showing of the digital display in FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 5 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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D259140 May 5, 1981 Pross et al.
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D329902 September 29, 1992 Kim
D335930 May 25, 1993 Tominaga
4052164 October 4, 1977 Konig
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Patent History
Patent number: D347695
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 13, 1992
Date of Patent: Jun 7, 1994
Inventors: Albert E. Katzer (Cheboygan, MI), Rodney A. Katzer (Chester, NJ), Charles F. McBrairty (Easton, PA)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Law Firm: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott
Application Number: 7/851,156
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Centrifuge (D24/219)