Pre-greased collecting rod assembly for pollen and fungal spore sampling and method of making it
AssigneeSurveillance Data Inc.
InventorsJay C. Elander, Dennis E. Gebhard
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Abstract
Collecting rods are pre-greased for use with a rotorod sampler. Multiple collecting rods are molded in one piece with a header to form a group. The collecting rods are attached to the header by thin gates so that they can be easily broken off for use. Multiple groups are combined into an assembly that is adhered to a container lid and dipped into a pre-greasing suspension to pre-grease the collecting rods. The container lid is attached to the rest of the container to enclose the pre-greased collecting rods for shipment.
Claims19
A method of forming a plurality of pre-greased collecting rods for a rotorod sampler, the method comprising:
- (a) forming a group in which collecting rods and a header are formed as one piece;
- (b) dipping the group into a pre-greasing medium apply a coating of grease to all of the collecting rods simultaneously, thereby to form the pre-greased collecting rods;
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- (c) packaging the group with the pre-greased collecting rods in a container.
A group of pre-greased collecting rods for a rotorod sampler, the group comprising:
- a header;
- a plurality of collecting rods formed with the header as one piece;
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- a coating of grease on each of the collecting rods.
An assembly of pre-greased collecting rods for a rotorod sampler, the assembly comprising:
- a plurality of groups, each comprising:
- a header;
- a plurality of collecting rods formed with the header as one piece;
- and
- a coating of grease on each of the collecting rods;
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- a first container component to which the plurality of groups are attached.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.