UNIVERSAL MICROSCOPE SLIDE CASSETTE

摘要

A microscope slide cassette for use with specimen handling apparatus. A plurality of opposed pairs of shelves carried by the side walls of the cassette are adapted to support specimen slides by their ends in the cassett e. The shelves have a top surface on which a specimen slide can rest, and a resilient bottom surface configured to pinch the slide below against the she lf below to frictionally retain the pinched slide in the cassette. The bottom surface may comprise a spring. An inclined shelf lead-in ramp guides slides during insertion. Drainage ports in the side walls above and/or below the shelves make the cassette well suited for use in staining baths. Two lateral ly spaced racks on the rear wall, vertically spaced indexing marks correspondin g to each slide position, and a sensor window at each slide position make the cassette well-suited for use in automated slide cassette handling mechanisms . The cassette is stackable with others for compact storage.