---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000001959"
title: "Receptacle transport system for an analytical system"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:09:46.107333Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001959"
categories:
  - "material-handling/conveying-systems"
keywords:
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  - "g01n35/04"
  - "g01n35/04"
  - "b01l2300/021"
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---

# Receptacle transport system for an analytical system

## Abstract

A receptacle-supporting puck includes spring-biased fingers arranged about a vertical axis, each finger having a contact surface to contact a receptacle seated in the puck. A supporting disc of the puck includes a disc sidewall projecting from a base and defining a pocket for seating a receptacle, first cavities in the base extending toward the vertical axis, and a puck passageway extending through opposed portions of the disc sidewall transversely to and offset from the vertical axis. Each finger is rotatably coupled to the supporting disc at a corresponding first cavity. A synchronization disc is positioned in the pocket, and each of the fingers is coupled to the synchronization disc such that the contact surfaces of the fingers move synchronously toward and away from the vertical axis. A retaining ring couples the fingers, the supporting disc, and the synchronization disc together.