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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:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2007
Applicants:
Sam Labanco, Northbrook, IL (US);
Michael Reedy, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Sam LaBanco, Northbrook, IL (US);
Michael Reedy, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Cole-Parmer Instrument Company, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 45/08 (2006.01); F04B 43/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A retaining assembly comprising a base and a retainer comprising a wall and a notch in the wall. The notch in the wall has an arcuate first portion and an arcuate second portion that converge at a juncture. The first and second arcuate portions of the notch are oriented toward the base and the retainer is slidably translatable from a first open position to a second closed position with the base.