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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2009
Xu Song, Short Hills, NJ (US);
Behzad Mottahed, Upper Montclair, NJ (US);
Ruane Jeter, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Samuel Gagniuex, Echirolles, FR;
Antoine Boulet, Voiron, FR;
Franck Carrel, Le Point de Claix, FR;
Nicolas Eon, Grenoble, FR;
Xu Song, Short Hills, NJ (US);
Behzad Mottahed, Upper Montclair, NJ (US);
Ruane Jeter, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Samuel Gagniuex, Echirolles, FR;
Antoine Boulet, Voiron, FR;
Franck Carrel, Le Point de Claix, FR;
Nicolas Eon, Grenoble, FR;
Becton Dickinson France, Le Pont de Claix, FR;
Abstract
A tray for positioning elongated objects each having a body and a flange. The tray includes a plate with openings and bearing surfaces. At least one first bearing surface is near a first opening and located at a first distance from the plate of the tray, and at least one second bearing surface is near a second opening adjacent the first opening and located at a second distance from the plate of the tray. The second distance is different from the first distance. The first and second openings are located at a distance with respect to one another such that the flange of a first elongated object engaged in one of these openings is able to partially overlap the flange of a second elongated object engaged in the other of these openings without contact between the flange of the first elongated object and the flange of the second elongated object.