Tissue-staining and processing machine

Claim 1

IN A TISSUE-STRAINING A PROCESSING MACHINE, A HOUSING; A CRANK MOTOR ON THE HOUSING INCLUDING AN ARCUATELY ROTATABLY INTERMITTENTLY RECIPROCAL CRANK; AN INTERMITTENTLY AND VERTICALLY RECIPROCAL SHAFT GUIDABLY MOUNTED UPON AND PROJECTING ABOVE THE HOUSING FLEXIBLY AND PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID CRANK; AN INVERTED U-SHAPED ROD AT ONE END AXIALLY SECURED TO SAID SHAFT; A SLIDE CARRIED SUSPENDED FROM ITS OTHER END FOR RECIPROCAL INTERMITTENT MOVEMENT IN WA VERTICAL PLANE; A TURNTABLE CO-AXIAL OF SAID SHAFT JOURNALED UPON SAID HOUSING FOR ROTATION IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE BELOW SAID SLIDE CARRIER; THE SERIES OF APERTURED SUPPORT COMPARTMENTS IN THE TURNTABLE ARRANGED IN A CIRCLE AT A RADIUS CORRESPONDING SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE SLIDE CARRIER; A PLURALITY OF DYE AND SOLVENT CARRYING TANKS NESTED RESPECTIVELY IN A NUMBER OF SAID COMPARTMENTS ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID SLIDE CARRIER ON DOWNWARD MOVEMENT THEREOF FOR IMMERSION OF TISSUE CARRYING SLIDES IN SAID CARRIER; A MOTOR ON THE HOUSING CONNECTED TO THE TURNTABLE TO INTERMITTENTLY ROTATE THE TURNTABLE SHORT INCREMENTAL DISTANCES EQUAL TO THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TANK CENTERS; AND A STATIONARY RINSING TANK MOUNTED UPON SAID HOUSING BELOW SAID TURNTABLE AND SLIDE CARRIER; SAID SLIDE CARRIER ADAPTED TO DROP THROUGH AN EMPTY COMPARTMENT OT THE TURNTABLE WHEN STATIONARY FOR IMMERSION IN SAID RINSING TANK.