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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rodney S Markin, Omaha, NE (US);
Eldon L Tackett, Neola, IA (US);
Stephen J Hoskinson, Omaha, NE (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents of the Univ of NE at Lincoln, Lincoln, NE (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1983461 ; 1984682 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for transferring a laboratory specimen carrier onto and off of a conveyor track includes a conveyor track with a carrier transport surface. A support surface is mounted adjacent the conveyor track, and a pair of jaw members are operably mounted on a frame next to the support surface. The jaw members are operable to grip and release a specimen carrier between the jaws, and the frame is operable to move the jaw members over the track and over the support platform to thereby transfer a specimen carrier.