Slide staining system
OwnerRobert John Johnston, Ronald William Millerinventors
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Abstract
A slide staining system has a slide holder assembly comprising a plurality of slide holders 3 each holding a slide 2. The holders are mounted rotatably with respect to each other and can rotate between a first position where all holders are aligned and a second position where each slide holder is offset by a predetermined angle from an adjacent slide holder.
Claims19
A slide holder assembly for holding a plurality of slides, said assembly comprising a plurality of individual slide holders, each slide holder being adapted to rotate about a common axis of rotation and comprising a mounting portion adapted to receive one end of a slide, the slide holders being mounted in spaced arrangement along said common axis for rotation about said common axis, such that the slide holders can rotate between a first position where all the slide holders are substantially aligned in a direction parallel to said common axis and a second position where each slide holder is offset by a predetermined angle from an adjacent slide holder.
A slide staining system comprising a slide holder assembly for holding a plurality of slides, said assembly comprising a plurality of substantially planar slide holders rotatably mounted on a hollow shaft extending substantially perpendicular to the planar slide holders, each slide holder comprising a mounting portion adapted to receive one end of a slide, the slide holders being mounted in spaced arrangement along said hollow shaft, such that the slide holders can rotate between a first position where all the slide holders are substantially mutually aligned in a direction parallel to the axis of said hollow shaft and a second position where each slide holder is offset by a predetermined angle from an adjacent slide holder,
- the slide staining system further comprising a substantially planar base member and a pin member extending perpendicular to the base member, the hollow shaft being removably engageable with the pin member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.