Canister for specimen holders
AssigneeL'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
InventorsDaniel Delatte, Cornelis Klok
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Abstract
A canister for specimen holders, includes a receptacle (1) having an upper opening (50) and a rod (3) for supporting the receptacle. A cover (5), supported on a support (8) mounted on the rod (3), is displaceable between a first position, over the opening (50) and a second position freeing the opening. The support (8) is mounted by hooking (10, 11) on the rod (3). A manually releasable lock (18) releasably locks the cover (5) in its first position. The cover (5) is pivotally mounted on the support (8) about a pivot (14) whose axis is parallel to the rod (3).
Claims12
In a canister assembly for holding specimen holders in a low temperature environment, comprising a canister having an upper end formed with an access opening, a lower perforated end and a handling and supporting rod extending upwardly from a side portion of said upper end, the improvement comprising a support member carried by the rod and a cover hingedly supported on the support member, said cover being displaceable between a first position facing the access opening, and at least a second position freeing the access opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.