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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2002
Dag Graupner, Eppelheim, DE;
Leica Microsystems Nussloch GmbH, Nussloch, DE;
Abstract
A dispenser for thin replaceable knives, for example microtome knives, comprises a housing ( ) for the reception of multiple knives ( ) arranged in a stack ( ). The housing includes a cover ( ) and a longitudinal wall ( ) adjacent to the housing cover ( ) through which a dispensing opening ( ) is provided. A spring ( ) is arranged for biasing the knife stack ( ) against the inside of the housing cover ( ), and a slider ( ) is provided to travel within a groove ( ) on the outside of the housing cover ( ) for engaging an individual knife ( ) and pivoting the individual knife such that at least a portion of the knife protrudes out of the housing ( ), wherein a knife edge ( ) along the protruding knife portion faces back in the direction of the opening ( ).