Multiwell fluid container for microbiological testing

- Bel-Art Products, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a multiwell fluid container assembly of my invention;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of a multifluid container;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof (a rear elevational view is a mirror image of FIG. 3);

FIG. 4 is a right-hand side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left-hand side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective operational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view according to section line 8--8 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of the cover used with the container (a rear elevational view is a mirror image of FIG. 9);

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right-hand side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left-hand side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a front elevational view of a tray of the assembly (a rear elevational view is a miror image of FIG. 14);

FIG. 15 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a right-hand side elevational view thereof (a left-hand side elevational view is a mirror-image of FIG. 16);

FIG. 17 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing the multiwell fluid container unit in an asembled condition.

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Patent History
Patent number: D416330
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 21, 1997
Date of Patent: Nov 9, 1999
Assignee: Bel-Art Products, Inc. (Pequannock, NJ)
Inventor: Laurence A. Brown (Canton, MA)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Assistant Examiner: I Simmons
Attorney: Lawrence G. Fridman
Application Number: 0/78,330