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US 12,613,253 B2Granted
Systems and methods for interfacing with a bottle
Assignee10x Genomics, Inc.
InventorsEric Evje, Hendricus Marindra, Xin Yao
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Abstract
A bottle connection assembly is configured to seal a bottle and provide a fluidic path between the interior of the bottle and its exterior for drawing fluids therefrom. The fluids can be reagents used for preparing a sample for the identification of target molecules. A bottle cap for capping the bottle is positioned below the bottle interface assembly and includes a female fitting configured to engage with a male fitting of the bottle interface assembly to form a sealed fluidic connection.
Claims20
An assembly, comprising:
- a base including at least one projection;
- a release lever including a first lever section and a second lever section, the release lever rotatably hinged to the base at the first lever section;
- a cam having a first cam section and a second cam section, the first cam section rotatably hinged to the at least one projection of the base at a first hinge point and the second cam section coupled to the second lever section of the release lever;
- a brake bar including a first bar section and a second bar section, the first bar section coupled to the first lever section at a coupling point and the second bar section having a bore;
- a straight shaft extending through the bore;
- a gross alignment member fixedly connected to the base and including a bottom having a gross alignment member opening;
- and
- a male element including a first male element section and a second male element section, wherein the first male element section extends through the gross alignment member opening of the gross alignment member and the second male element section is disposed within the gross alignment member and fixedly connected to the base, wherein the assembly has a resting configuration and an actuated configuration, such that:
- in the resting configuration, the brake bar forms a non-perpendicular angle with the straight shaft to limit a relative motion between the brake bar and the straight shaft;
- and
- in the actuated configuration, the brake bar forms a perpendicular angle with the straight shaft to thereby allow the relative motion between the brake bar and the straight shaft.
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