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US 12,702,982 B2Granted
Rack for holding a plurality of petri-dishes and transport packaging with the rack
AssigneeMerck Patent GmbH
InventorStephane Olivier
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Abstract
A rack for holding a plurality of petri-dishes, containing a plate-like main body with a plurality of adjacent and spaced apart holding portions each configured to receive and support, in a substantially horizontal orientation that is substantially perpendicular to a plane of the plate-like main body, a petri-dish, wherein each holding portion includes positioning features for positioning the petri-dish in the holding portion.
Claims16
A rack (1) for holding a plurality of petri-dishes (P), comprising:
- a main body plate (2) with a plurality of adjacent and spaced apart holding portions (3) each configured to receive and support, in a substantially horizontal orientation that is substantially perpendicular to a plane of the main body plate (2), a petri-dish (P),
- wherein each holding portion (3) includes positioning features (4) for positioning the petri-dish (P) in said each holding portion (3),
- wherein each holding portion (3) is respectively formed as a cutout (5) in the main body plate (2) so as to surround, along a cross-section perpendicular to upper and lower surfaces of a tray (P2) and a lid (P1) of the Petri-dish (P) to be received in the holding portion (3), an outer perimeter (PP) of the Petri-dish (P) to be received in the holding portion (3) and so as to allow at least partial insertion of the Petri-dish (P) into the cutout (5).
A rack (1) for holding a plurality of petri-dishes (P), comprising:
- a main body plate (2) with a plurality of adjacent and spaced apart holding portions (3) each configured to receive and support, in a substantially horizontal orientation that is substantially perpendicular to a plane of the main body plate (2), a Petri-dish (P),
- wherein each holding portion (3) includes positioning features (4) for positioning the petri-dish (P) in said each holding portion (3), wherein each holding portion (3) is respectively formed as a cutout (5) in the main body plate (2) so as to surround, along a cross-section perpendicular to upper and lower surfaces of a tray (P2) and a lid (P1) of the Petri-dish (P) to be received in the holding portion (3), an outer perimeter (Pp) of the Petri-dish (P) to be received in the holding portion (3) and so as to allow at least partial insertion of the Petri-dish (P) into the cutout (5), wherein the main body plate (2) includes, at a periphery of each cutout (5), at least two openings or recesses (6) spaced apart from each other about the periphery of the cutout (5) and configured to allow insertion of a manipulating device (G) or of a finger for grabbing/pinching of a circumferential peripheral wall (Pc) of a petri-dish (P) when the same is placed in the cutout (5).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.