Disposable adhesive test tube rack

Claim 1

A collapsible test tube rack having open and closed conditions, said rack comprising: a base having a front edge, a rear edge, and at least one orientable tab; a test tube-supporting member having an outwardly-facing surface, a rear surface, and at least one slot, and having a length greater than its width, said member being pivotably connected along its length to said base along a line set back from the front edge of said base, said at least one slot and said at least one tab being mutually disposed such that in the open condition of said test tube rack said at least one tab connects with said at least one slot to prop said test tube-supporting member and in the closed condition of said test tube rack said at least one tab disconnects from said at least one slot and folds into said base, allowing said test tube-supporting member to fold down flat on said base; and at least one double-sided adhesive strip mounted on said outwardly-facing surface of said test tube-supporting member over said at least one slot, the side of said double-sided adhesive strip facing said test tube-supporting member serving to hold said strip on said test tube-supporting member and to hold said at least one tab in said at least one slot in the open condition of said test tube rack.