Panel mounting for tubing and accessories for analysis apparatus

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOKR AN ANALYSIS SYSTEM, COMPRISING A PUMP, AN ACCESSORY PANEL REMOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID PUMP, SAID PUMP HAVING TUBE COMPRESSING MEANS FOR COMPRESSING RESILIENTLY FLEXIBLE PUMP TUBES FOR PUMPING FLUIDS THROUGH SAID TUBES, RESPECTIVELY, SAID PANEL COMPRISINGD (A) A PLATE CARRYING A SERIES OF ACCESSORIES THROUGH WHICH A SAMPLE STREAM AND VARIOUS FLUID STREAMS FLOW FOR PROCESSING SAID SAMPLE FOR ANALYSIS BY SAID FLUIDS, (B) SAID ACCESSORIES BEING IN FLUID FLOW COMMUNICATION WITH EACH OTHER IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PREDETERMINED ARRANGEMENT SO THAT SAID SAMPLE IS PROCESSED BY SAID FLUIDS ACCORDING TO A PRE-ESTABLISHED PROCEDURE, (C) SAID PLATE HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN THROUGH WHICH SAID TUBE COMPRESSING MEANS OF SAID PUMP EXTENDS IN THE MOUNTED CONDITION OF SAID PANEL ON SAID PUMP, AND (D) SAID PLATE CARRYING A SERIES OF RESILIENTLY FLEXIBLE PUMP TUBES FOR SAID FLUIDS AND FOR THE SAMPLE CONNECTED TO SAID ACCESSORIES IN FLUID FLOW COMMUNICATION THEREWITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID PREDETERMINED ARRANGEMENT AND POSITIONED ABOVE AND EXENDING ACROSS SAID OPENING FOR ENGAGEMENT BY SAID TUBE COMPRESSING MEANS FOR THE PUMPING OPERATION IN SAID MOUNTED CONDITION OF THE PANEL.