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US 2004/0166030 A1Published application
Biological specimen cassette
OwnerAndre Lafond, Daniel Leblancinventors
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Abstract
A biological specimen cassette comprising a base and a lid wherein the lid is pivotally mounted relative to the base. The lid so pivots into the base that, once in a closed position, the lid is included within the base thereby providing to the cassette, an overall thickness which is equal to that of the base. Similarly, the lid has a tab which does not extend beyond the dimensions of the base.
Claims9
A biological specimen cassette comprising:
- a base having a perforated bottom wall, opposite side walls, front and rear walls;
- said rear wall having first lid connecting means;
- said side walls having second lid connecting means adjacent said front wall;
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- a lid having a perforated top face, said top face including an integral tab formed at one end thereof and extending over said rear wall of said base;
- said lid defining first base engaging means extending from and below said one end of said top face for engaging said first lid connecting means of said rear wall;
- said lid defining second base engaging means at an opposite end thereof for engaging said second lid connecting means of said base to provide pivotal movement of said lid relative to said base;
- said lid having opposite side edges so distanced from one another as to be included in said base between said opposite side walls of said base wherein, in a closed position, said top face of said lid does not extend above upper edges of said side walls of said base.
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