Reagent bottle with aspiration pipe

摘要

An embodiment of a reagent container includes a bottle with a pipe to reduce the effects of reagent sloshing. The bottle has an elongated base and an opposed cover connected by side walls and an end wall. A flat platform surrounded by a raised rim lies in the base opposite an opening in the cover. A ribbed pipe frictionally fits within the bottle opening and may attach to the anchor region leaving vent passages around the pipe. The pipe includes an aperture adjacent to the anchor region and oriented toward the end wall so that sloshed fluid has only a small effect on the level of reagent in the pipe during transfers. A modified blow molding process produces the anchor region by extending a pin a predetermined distance into a mold while the molded material is still plastic.

主权项

1. A reagent container comprising:
an elongated blow-molded bottle including a bottom wall, a top wall, a side wall, an inner wall and an end wall, the top wall having an opening and opposed to the bottom wall, the inner wall shorter than the end wall, the side wall and the end wall connecting the bottom wall to the top wall; and a pipe including an open top end, a bottom end, and a tube wall extending from the top end to the bottom end, the tube wall having an aperture adjacent the bottom end, and the bottom end including an endplate covering less than about half of the bottom end, wherein the pipe is disposed in and affixed to the bottle with the top end positioned within the bottle opening, and the aperture disposed toward the end wall.