Test tube sample rack

- Bayer Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a right-front perspective view of the test tube sample rack;

FIG. 2 is a left-front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right-rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left-rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken line showing in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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  • Boehringer Mannheim/Hitachi 747-100 Operator's Manual, 1.3 Sample Transport System, pp. 1-15--1-20 (1992). Boehringer Mannheim/Hitachi 747-100 Analyzer Operator's Manual, 5.4 Sample Transport System, pp. 5-13--5-24 (1992).
Patent History
Patent number: D428497
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 6, 1998
Date of Patent: Jul 18, 2000
Assignee: Bayer Corporation (East Walpole, MA)
Inventors: David J. Lapeus (Medina, OH), Michael Ballash (Miami, FL)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Assistant Examiner: I Simmons
Attorneys: Charles L. Gagnebin, III, Gordon R. Moriarty
Application Number: 0/84,655