Atomizer for preparing microscopic slides

Claim 1

AN ATOMIZER HAVING A MAIN BODY MEMBER WITH A PASSAGE THERETHROUGH FOR ATOMIZING AIR, A HORIZONTALLY DIRECTED OUTLET NOZZLE FOR THE ATOMIZING AIR IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE PASSAGE, A CONTAINER FOR MATERIAL TO BE SPRAYED BY THE ATOMIZER, A VERTICALLY DISPOSED FLUID OUTLER TUBE FOR RECEIVING MATERIAL FROM THE CONTAINER AND RELEASING THE MATERIAL FOR ATOMIZATION BY AIR FROM THE AIR OUTLET NOZZLE, AND RETAINER MEANS IN THE FORM OF A HORIZONTIALLY PROJECTING ARM ON THE MAIN BODY MEMBER CONSTRUCTED AND DESIGNED TO DIRECTLY AND RIGIDLY ENGAGE THE FLUID TUBE THROUGH RELATIVE LATERAL MOVEMENT OF THE BODY MEMBER AND THE FLUID TUBE AND TO FIRM SUPPORT THE FLUID TUBE IN PROPER RELATION TO THE AIR OUTLET NOZZLE FOR AIR FROM THE OUTLET NOZZLE TO ASPIRATE AND ATOMIZE MATERIAL FROM THE FLUID TUBE, SAID RETAINER MEANS HAVING A STRAIGHTSIDED SLOT OPENING IN ITS OUTER END AND THERE BEING A SHORT, SMOOTH CYLINDRICAL PORTION ON THE FLUID OUTLET TUBE RECEIVED BY AND FITTING SNUGLY WITHIN THE SLOT OPENING.