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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2002
Russell Bonaventura, Colden, NY (US);
Leica Microsystems, Inc., Depew, NY (US);
Abstract
A microscope having a base mounted illuminator, an optical element holder operatively arranged to hold an optical element within a beam path of the microscope, and, means for magnetically securing the optical element holder to the illuminator. The optical element holder of the invention includes a housing having a top surface and a bottom surface, the housing having an aperture operatively arranged to hold an optical element, such as a filter or the like, and, at least one magnet attached to, and extending from the bottom surface of the housing, the magnet operatively arranged to be attracted to a portion of the base-mounted illuminator. A magnetic optical element holder and optical element for a microscope in combination, having an annularly shaped housing having a flanged aperture therein, the housing having a top surface and a bottom surface, the optical element operatively arranged to be held within the flanged aperture, and, at least one magnet attached to the bottom surface of the housing. A magnetic optical element holder and illuminator for a microscope, the illuminator mounted in a base of the microscope, the illuminator having at least some ferromagnetic characteristic, an optical element holder comprising a housing having an aperture therein arranged to hold an optical element, the housing having a top surface and a bottom surface, and, at least one magnet mounted to the housing and arranged to hold the holder to a portion of the illuminator.