Sampler for holding slides and polymer scrims or pads

A sampler device adapted for supporting glass slides and/or a polymer scrim or pad under water for the collection of plant and animal samples, the device comprising:

• a frame having a top member, a bottom member, and left and right side members, the top and bottom members having a plurality of vertically aligned slots therein for receiving and holding the edges of a plurality of glass slides, and further having horizontally extending groove therein for engaging the edges of the polymer scrim or pad;
• a guard pivotally mounted to the frame, and movable between a closed position, in which portions of the guard overlap the ends of the slots in the top and bottom members of the frame to secure any slides in the slots, and in which portions of the guard also overlap the grooves in the top and bottom members of the frame to secure any scrim or pad mounted in the grooves in the frame, and an open position in which the guard does not overlap the slots or the grooves so that slides can be inserted into and removed from the slots and a scrim or pad can be inserted into and removed from the grooves;
• means for releasably locking the guard in its closed position;
• a mounting bolt extending through the top and bottom of the frame, and attaching means associated with the bolt above and below the frame for securing the sampler device.