Cover attachment method and apparatus
AssigneeKendro Laboratory Products, LP
InventorRaymond Gary Potter
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Abstract
A rotor cover attach and release apparatus for use with a centrifuge. The apparatus includes a knob, a cover and housing that are both affixed to the knob. The apparatus also includes an adapter that is connected to the housing along with a plunger that is disposed within the knob and housing. In addition, the apparatus has a first moveable element that is retained within a passage located on the housing and a biasing element located within the housing.
Claims28
A rotor cover attachment and release apparatus for use with a centrifuge having a rotor, a rotor attachment ring, and a drive spindle cover, comprising:
- a housing having a first passage;
- a cover disposed around said housing;
- an adapter removeably connected to said housing, said adapter having a first detent;
- a plunger slidably disposed within said housing, said plunger having a groove at an axial location thereof;
- a first moveable element retained within said first passage so that said first moveable element is moveable between an attached position and a released position, wherein said moveable element at least partially enters said first detent and contacts said plunger when said first moveable element is in the attached position;
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- a first biasing element disposed within said housing and contacts said plunger.
A method for attaching and releasing a rotor cover to a rotor of a centrifuge, comprising:
- biasing a plunger having an annular groove and disposed within a housing in a first direction;
- actuating the plunger in an opposite, second direction;
- displacing a first moveable element to at least partially enter the annular groove of the plunger;
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- inserting the housing into an adapter having a first detent.
A rotor cover attach and release apparatus having a housing and adapter for attaching a rotor cover to a rotor of a centrifuge, comprising:
- a stationary attachment means disposed on the adapter;
- a moveable attachment means disposed within a passage of the housing;
- an actuation means for radially displacing the moveable attachment means between an attached position and a released position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.