Rubber stopper remover
Abstract
A device for removing a rubber stopper from a test tube is mountable to an upright wall, has a generally horizontal splash guard, and a lower plate spaced parallel to and below the splash guard. A slot in the lower plate has spaced-apart opposing edges that converge towards each other from the plate outer edge to a narrowed portion, the opposing edges shaped to make engagement between the bottom of the stopper flange and the top edge of the test tube to wedge therebetween and to grasp the stopper in the slot narrowed portion to hold the stopper as the test tube is manipulated downwardly and pulled from the stopper. The opposing edges extend inwardly to adjoin an opening having a diameter significantly larger than that of the stopper flange.
- Inventors:
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- Arvada, CO
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869310
- Patent Number(s):
- 5313858
- Assignee:
- Midwest Research Institute (Kansas City, MO)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01L - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B67 - OPENING, CLOSING {OR CLEANING} BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS B67B - APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-83CH10093
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- rubber; stopper; remover; device; removing; tube; mountable; upright; wall; horizontal; splash; guard; plate; spaced; parallel; below; slot; spaced-apart; opposing; edges; converge; towards; outer; edge; narrowed; portion; shaped; engagement; bottom; flange; top; wedge; therebetween; grasp; hold; manipulated; downwardly; pulled; extend; inwardly; adjoin; diameter; significantly; larger; opposing edges; spaced parallel; outer edge; plate spaced; narrowed portion; rubber stopper; splash guard; /81/422/
Citation Formats
Stitt, Robert R. Rubber stopper remover. United States: N. p., 1994.
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Stitt, Robert R. Rubber stopper remover. United States.
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"Rubber stopper remover". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869310.
@article{osti_869310,
title = {Rubber stopper remover},
author = {Stitt, Robert R},
abstractNote = {A device for removing a rubber stopper from a test tube is mountable to an upright wall, has a generally horizontal splash guard, and a lower plate spaced parallel to and below the splash guard. A slot in the lower plate has spaced-apart opposing edges that converge towards each other from the plate outer edge to a narrowed portion, the opposing edges shaped to make engagement between the bottom of the stopper flange and the top edge of the test tube to wedge therebetween and to grasp the stopper in the slot narrowed portion to hold the stopper as the test tube is manipulated downwardly and pulled from the stopper. The opposing edges extend inwardly to adjoin an opening having a diameter significantly larger than that of the stopper flange.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994}
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