Sample carrier with adhesive tape for the analysis of powders by means of a guinier x-ray camera

Claim 1

IN AN APPARATUS FOR THE X-RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS OF POWDER SAMPLES, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: (I) A LINER X-RAY CAMERA HAVING A MAIN BODY DEFINING A FILM EXPOSURE CHAMBER AND AN X-RAY WINDOW LEADING INTO SAID CHAMBER; (II) AN X-RAY SOURCE TO EMIT X-RAYS THROUGH SAID XRAY OPENING; (III) A SAMPLE CARRIER MOUNTED ACROSS SAID X-RAY OPENING, SAID CARRIER COMPRISING: (A) A RECTANGULAR BASE SUPPORT HAVING GUIDING AND ABUTMENT SHOULDERS ALONG THREE EDGES THEREOF AND A CENTRAL OPENING THERETHROUGH FOR THE PASSAGE OF X-RAYS, SAID CENTRAL OPENING CORRESPONDING TO SAID CAMERA X-RAY WINDOW; (B) AN EXPERIMENTATION FRAME FOR THE RECEPTION OF POWDERS TO BE ANALYZED; SAID FRAME ADAPTED TO BE SLIDABLY MOUNTED OVER SAID SUPPORT SNUGLY BETWEEN SAID SHOULDERS AND HAVING A WINDOW ADAPTED TO REGISTER WITH THE OPENING THROUGH SAID SUPPORT WHEN MOUNTED THEREOVER; (C) AT LEAST TWO SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL BARS MOUNTED ACROSS SAID WINDOW TO DIVIDE SAID WINDOW INTO THREE SEPARATE AREAS, AND (D) MEANS ALONG THE FOURTH EDGE OF SAID BASE SUPPORT TO CLAMP SAID FRAME THEREOVER AND AGAINST SAID ABUTMENT FLANGE, AND (E) AN ADHESIVE STRIP GLUED OVER SAID FRAME.