US 11,745,186 B2
Retention clip and sample rack for a sample analysis system
Andrew Dunbar, Boston, MA (US); Michael Chen, Sharon, MA (US); William Perry, Sharon, MA (US); Steven Geehan, Braintree, MA (US); Gyula Hojer, Telki (HU); and Norbert Laszka, Budapest (HU)
Assigned to Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US)
Appl. No. 16/609,545
Filed by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US)
PCT Filed May 8, 2018, PCT No. PCT/US2018/031549
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 30, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/208748, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 15, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/504,113, filed on May 10, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0114364 A1, Apr. 16, 2020
Int. Cl. B01L 9/06 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC B01L 9/06 (2013.01) [B01L 3/508 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A retention clip for attachment to a sample rack adapted to hold one or more sample collection units, the retention clip comprising:
an engagement head for attachment to the sample rack, the engagement head having:
a) a bridge that extends along a vertical direction,
b) an upper engagement member extending from the bridge along a transverse direction that is perpendicular to the vertical direction, and
c) a lower engagement member extending from the bridge along the transverse direction and spaced from the upper engagement member so as to face the upper engagement member, wherein the upper engagement member and the lower engagement member attach the engagement head to the sample rack; and
no more than one curved tail that extends from a lower end of the bridge of the engagement head, the curved tail having a free terminal end wherein application of a force to the free terminal end deflects the free terminal end relative to the engagement head.