Micropipette holder

A device for support and protection of a tubular element having a single-piece construction, an open configuration and a closed configuration, comprising:

• a base portion, a first side-portion and a second side-portion;
• the first and second side-portions being interconnected to the base portion by at least one first and at least one second living hinge, respectively;
• the base portion comprising a plurality of recesses on a surface, the plurality of recesses being centered within the device and spaced apart from each other, each recess being delimited by a plurality of pins, each pin having an indentation, the plurality of indentations forming a pocket by which the tubular element is held;
• wherein the at least one first and at least one second living hinges open such that the first and second side-portions are substantially parallel to the base portion in the open configuration;
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• wherein the at least one first and at least one second living hinges close such that the first and second side-portions form a protective shell about the base portion in the closed configuration.

A device for support and protection of a tubular element having a single-piece construction, an open configuration and a closed configuration, comprising:

• a base portion, a first side-portion and a second side-portion-portion;
• the first and second side-portions are interconnected to the base portion by at least one first and at least one second living hinge, respectively;
• the base portion comprising on a surface an alignment pin and two recesses, the alignment pin being positioned at a rear-end of the base portion, the two recesses being centered within the device and spaced apart from each other, each recess being delimited by a first pin and a second pin, the first pin and the second pin having a first and a second indentation, respectively, each of the first and second indentations comprising a generally semi-circular configuration such that the first and the second indentations form a pocket comprising a generally circular configuration by which the tubular element is held, each of the first and the second pins comprising a tapered top portion and at least one of the first and the second pins is formed from an elastic material;
• the first side-portion comprising a first outer-edge, the first outer-edge comprising a first-half of a locking mechanism;
• and the second side-portion comprising a second outer-edge, the second outer-edge comprising a second-half of the locking mechanism;
• wherein the at least one first and the at least one second living hinges open such that the first and second side-portions are substantially parallel to the base portion in the open configuration;
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• wherein the at least one first and at least one second living hinges close such that the first side-portion, the second side-portion, the first outer-edge, the second outer-edge and the base portion form a protective shell about the tubular element and the first-half of the locking mechanism engages the second-half of the locking mechanism in the closed configuration.