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US 2012/0258028 A1Published application
Test tube support apparatus
OwnerAlex Hicksinventor
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Abstract
A support stand for test tubes and more particularly to an easy to manufacture and economical test tube stand which facilitates handling of test tubes and samples contained therein in a field environment, particularly in a rugged field environment where the test tubes and samples are subject to significant movement and instability for example on a boat or truck during procurement and initial analysis of the sample.
Claims18
A test tube support for supporting at least a test tube comprising:
- a substantially solid housing comprising;
- a support cavity and a viewing aperture;
- and
- wherein the support cavity is formed partially through the block extending from a top surface of the housing to a point spaced from a bottom surface of the housing and the viewing aperture extending from one of a front face of the housing through to a back face of the housing and intersecting in a substantially perpendicular manner with the support cavity.
1 more element
A method of making a test tube support comprising the steps of:
- providing a substantially solid housing for receiving the test tube by forming a support cavity and a viewing aperture in the housing wherein the support cavity is formed partially through the block extending from a top surface of the housing to a point spaced from a bottom surface of the housing and the viewing aperture extending from one of a front face of the housing through to a back face of the housing and intersecting in a substantially perpendicular manner with the support cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.