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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2003
Douglas Barry, Lincoln, NE (US);
Adrian Chan, Richmond Hill, CA;
Greg Rothman, Omaha, NE (US);
Don R. Simms, Council Bluffs, IA (US);
Inna M. Zevakina, Omaha, NE (US);
Douglas Barry, Lincoln, NE (US);
Adrian Chan, Richmond Hill, CA;
Greg Rothman, Omaha, NE (US);
Don R. Simms, Council Bluffs, IA (US);
Inna M. Zevakina, Omaha, NE (US);
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Abstract
A conveyor track drive includes a continuous loop conveyor for supporting and carrying a specimen container, with one portion of the conveyor extending through a drive housing. The conveyor includes a first segment extending through the housing, which then wraps around a portion of a drive sprocket, extends back upstream and around a portion of an idler sprocket and then includes a second segment transversely adjacent the first segment. A guide plate on the housing is positioned over the adjacent segments of the conveyor with a slot located to guide a specimen carrier from the first segment to the second segment. The specimen carrier then exits the housing on the second segment of the conveyor. A motor in the housing drives the drive sprocket to move the conveyor.