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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 10, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph Geringer, Winchester, MA (US);
Laurence W Tremaine, West Warwick, RI (US);
Richard Miller, Braintree, MA (US);
Paul M Volpini, Quincy, MA (US);
Assignee:
Haemonetics Corporation, Braintree, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
494 12 ; 494 41 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for gripping a centrifuge bowl includes a single pivoting retaining arm having a stationary jaw. The retaining arm is capable of pivoting into and out of position such that the centrifuge bowl can be loaded and unloaded. A moveable jaw pivots about the retaining arm to lock the stem of the centrifuge bowl against the stationary jaw when actuated by a latching mechanism. At the same time, a catch on the latching mechanism locks the retaining arm to a latching shaft.