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US 11,712,671 B2Granted
Methods and apparatus to agitate a liquid
AssigneeAbbott Laboratories
InventorRobert Paul Luoma, II
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Abstract
Method and apparatus to agitate a liquid are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a carrier having a base that includes a ridge extending from the base and a collar extending from the base. The example apparatus also includes a container supported on the base, the container movable between (A) a locked positon in which the ridge fixedly engages the container to non-rotatably couple the container to the base and (B) an unlocked position in which the container is disengaged from the ridge and the container is rotatable about the collar.
Claims20
A cartridge comprising:
- a carrier having a base and a collar extending from the base;
- and
- a container having a top and a bottom, the bottom of the container selectively rotatable relative to the base, the container movable away from the base from a first position in which the bottom of the container is non-rotatably coupled to the base to a second position in which the bottom of the container is rotatable relative to the base, the bottom of the container including a post extending into the collar, the post rotatable in the collar when the container is in the second position.
A cartridge comprising:
- a carrier including:
- a base;
- a ridge extending from the base;
- and
- a collar extending from the base;
- and
- a container in the carrier, the container selectively slidable in the carrier from a first position in which the container is non-rotatably coupled to the carrier to a second position in which the container is rotatably coupled to the carrier.
4 more elements
A cartridge comprising:
- a carrier having a base and a collar extending from the base;
- and
- a container supported by the base, the container movable away from the base from a first position in which the container is non-rotatably coupled to the base to a second position in which the container is rotatably coupled to the base, the base having an opening extending between a first side and a second side of the base, the opening extending through the collar, the opening to enable a shaft to be inserted through the opening to engage the container to move the container between the first position and the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.