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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2007
John Temple, Chester, GB;
Ian Kerrod, Ewloe, GB;
Alan Prile, Runcorn, GB;
Roger Smith, Tyldesley, GB;
Stephen Hankey, Wigan, GB;
John Temple, Chester, GB;
Ian Kerrod, Ewloe, GB;
Alan Prile, Runcorn, GB;
Roger Smith, Tyldesley, GB;
Stephen Hankey, Wigan, GB;
Thermo Shandon Ltd, , GB;
Abstract
The present invention is concerned with a basket processing apparatus that includes a basket storage portion in a form of a horizontal load rail (). A plurality of slide storage baskets () can be located in series on the rail (). Each basket is 'side loading' and the side loading aperture of each basket can be selectively covered by a slide retaining bar (). When the baskets () are placed on the load rail () (e.g. by hooking or clipping the baskets onto the rail), the basket can be moved along the horizontal rail by a basket moving means. The arrangement of the rail and the basket moving means is such that the baskets can be pushed together and move as a 'train'. Baskets moved to the pick-up end () of the rail can then be removed from the rail and processed. A vertical lift mechanism can be used to remove the basket and transport it to a processing device, for example a coverslipper.