Microscope Slide Load/Unload Mechanism

A microscope slide manipulation device, said device comprising:

• a base structure;
• a sleeve defining a through-void, said sleeve having a first end and a second end, said second end fastened to said base, and said sleeve being oriented perpendicular to said base;
• a longitudinal shaft symmetric about an imaginary longitudinal axis in part positioned in said sleeve through-void in a manner to permit axial and longitudinal movement of said longitudinal shaft in said sleeve through-void, said longitudinal shaft having a shaft first end and a shaft second end, said shaft second end positioned within said sleeve through-void and said shaft first end projecting beyond said sleeve first end and including a parallel track structure in a plane perpendicular to said sleeve imaginary longitudinal axis;
• a plate slideably positioned between said parallel track structures on said sleeve first end, said plate having a first plate end and a second plate end, one of said first plate end or second plate end having the form of a fork having at least two prongs, in a same plane, defining a void area between each prong that corresponds to the width of a microscope slide, and wherein said fork has a gripping structure operatively configured to permit gripping of a microscope slide along its edges.