Vertical electrophoresis apparatus with adjustable media tube

Claim 1

A VERTICAL ELECTROPHORESIS APPARATUS COMPRISING A SUPPORT, AN OPEN ENDED TEMPERATURE REGULATING TUBE CARRIED BY SAID SUPPORT, A PLUG MEANS HAVING AN APERTURE THEREIN CLOSING AN UPPER END OF SAID TEMPERATURE REGULATING TUBE, A MEDIA TUBE MEANS INCLUDING MEDIA SAMPLE RETAINING MATERIAL MEANS THEREIN, AN ELECTROLYTIC CELL MEANS CONNECTED TO THE OUTER END OF SAID PLUG MEANS, AN ADJUSTABLE CONNECTING TUBE MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH THE APERTURE IN SAID PLUG MEANS AND INTO SAID ELECTROLYTIC CELL MEANS FOR PIPETTE SAMPLE FILLING THEREOF, A CONNECTING SLEEVE MEANS EXTENDING ON SAID CONNECTING TUBE MEANS TO SEALABLY ENGAGE SAID MEDIA TUBE MEANS, A SECOND APERTURED PLUG MEANS CLOSING THE LOWER END OF SAID TEMPERATURE REGULATING TUBE, A SECOND ADJUSTABLE CONNECTING TUBE MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH THE APERTURE IN SAID SECOND PLUG MEANS TO CONNECT TO THE LOWER END OF SAID MEDIA TUBE MEANS AND EXTEND INTO AN OPPOSITELY DISPOSED SECOND ELECTROLYTIC CELL MEANS, A SECOND SLEEVE MEANS EXTENDING ON THE UPPER END OF SAID SECOND CONNECTING TUBE MEANS TO SEALALY AND ADJUSTABLY ENGAGE THE LOWER END OF SAID MEDIA TUBE MEANS, SAID CONNECTING TUBE MEANS WITH EXTENDING SLEEVE MEANS BEING SLIDABLY ADJUSTABLE TO PERMIT VERTICAL ADJUSTMENT OF SAID MEDIA TUBE MEANS WITHIN SAID TEMPERATURE REGULATING TUBE MEANS AND REMOVAL OF SAID MEDIA TUBE MEANS THEREFROM, UPPER AND LOWER CONDUIT MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH THE UPPER AND LOWER PORTIONS OF SAID TEMPERATURE REGULATING TUBE TO PERMIT CIRCULATING TEMPERATURE REGULATING FLUID THROUGH SAID TEMPERATURE REGULATING TUBE, AND ELECTRODE MEANS FOR APPLYING AN ELECTRIC POTENTIAL TO SAID ELECTROLYTE CELLS AND THROUGH SAID SUPPORTING MEDIA TUBE.