Horizontal centrifuge rotor
OwnerKenneth J. Moscone SR.inventor
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Abstract
A horizontal centrifuge rotor for use in existing and new centrifuges. The horizontal centrifuge rotor includes a rotor bottom with an outer rib encircling the rotor bottom. The outer rib extends upward from the rotor bottom to form an exterior wall about the rotor. There is at least one clearance slot to accept a specimen holder with a collar. A support surface is along each side of each of the at least one clearance slots to support the specimen holder by the collar and to allow rotation of the specimen holder about the collar from a vertical position to a horizontal position. There is a rotor hub in a center of the rotor bottom to allow mounting of the rotor to a motor drive shaft.
Claims20
A rotor, for a centrifuge, comprising:
- A rotor bottom;
- an outer rib encircling said rotor bottom and extending upward from said rotor bottom to form an exterior wall about said rotor;
- at least one clearance slot to accept a specimen holder with a collar;
- a support surface along each side of each of said at least one clearance slots to support the specimen holder by the collar and to allow rotation of the specimen holder about the collar from a vertical position to a horizontal position;
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- a rotor hub in a center of said rotor bottom to allow mounting of the rotor to a motor drive shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.