Grid assembly for use with a cassette
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsDennis O'Dea, Xiaohui Wang, Salvatore DeFazio
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Abstract
A grid assembly for use with an imaging cassette, for example, a computed radiography cassette, particularly an elongated radiography cassette. The grid assembly includes: an anti-scatter grid; a radiographically translucent enclosure housing the anti-scatter grid and having two ends; a transport member disposed proximate a first end of the enclosure; at least one roller disposed proximate a second end of the enclosure; and a receiving member attached to the enclosure and adapted to removably receive and secure the imaging cassette.
Claims9
A grid assembly for use with an imaging cassette, comprising:
- an anti-scatter grid having first and second ends;
- a transport member disposed proximate the first end of the grid;
- at least one roller disposed proximate the second end of the grid;
- and
- a pair of support members disposed on a surface of the grid in spaced relationship to form a slot having an opening proximate the first end of the grid adapted to removably slidably receive the imaging cassette whereby the pair of support members secure the imaging cassette to the grid assembly.
A grid assembly for use with an imaging cassette, comprising:
- an anti-scatter grid;
- a radiographically translucent enclosure housing the anti-scatter grid and having a first end, a second end, and two sides;
- a transport member disposed proximate the first end of the enclosure;
- at least one roller disposed proximate the second end of the enclosure;
- and
- a receiving member supported by the enclosure and adapted to removably receive and support the imaging cassette.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.