Specimen container with cap having a snap-fit partially open position
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65D-043/14
B65D-045/16
B65D-041/00
출원번호
US-0021567
(2011-02-04)
등록번호
US-8631966
(2014-01-21)
발명자
/ 주소
Pirner, Thomas
출원인 / 주소
Starplex Scientific Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Gifford, Krass, Spinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.
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초록▼
The specimen container comprises a cap, a body and a connector. The cap has an inner surface defining a hollow. The body includes a vial having a rim and an opening bounded by the rim. The connector couples the cap and body in a manner which permits cap movement between a fully-seated position on th
The specimen container comprises a cap, a body and a connector. The cap has an inner surface defining a hollow. The body includes a vial having a rim and an opening bounded by the rim. The connector couples the cap and body in a manner which permits cap movement between a fully-seated position on the vial, to form a sealed specimen container; and a position apart from the opening, to permit ingress to the vial. The connector can be adapted such that, in use, when the cap is disposed at the position apart from the opening, and in the absence of external forces, the connector holds the cap at the position apart from the opening. Snap-fit intermediate positions of the cap can be provided between the position apart from the opening and the fully-seated position and the cap can be adapted to reduce evaporative losses when intermediately positioned.
대표청구항▼
1. Apparatus comprising: a cap having an inner surface defining a hollow;a body including a vial having a rim and an opening bounded by the rim;a connector coupling the cap to the body in a manner which permits movement of the cap between a fully-seated position on the vial, to form a sealed specime
1. Apparatus comprising: a cap having an inner surface defining a hollow;a body including a vial having a rim and an opening bounded by the rim;a connector coupling the cap to the body in a manner which permits movement of the cap between a fully-seated position on the vial, to form a sealed specimen container; anda position apart from the opening, to permit ingress to the vial wherein the connector is adapted such that, in use, when the cap is disposed at the position apart from the opening, and in the absence of external forces, the connector holds the cap at the position apart from the openingwhereinthe cap and the vial have inter-engageable detents which provide for at least one snap-fit intermediate position of the cap between the position apart from the opening and the fully-seated positionthe inter-engageable detents comprise: at least one detent positioned on the vial; andat least one detent positioned on the inner surface of the cap and protruding into the hollow; andthe at least one detent positioned on the vial is disposed beneath the rim. 2. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cap has an initial position removed from the opening. 3. Apparatus according to claim 2, wherein movement of the cap from the initial position to the fully-seated position results in inelastic deformation of the connector, said inelastic deformation of the connector adapting said connector such that, as aforesaid, in use, when the cap is disposed at the position apart from the opening, and in the absence of external forces, the connector holds the cap at the position apart from the opening. 4. Apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, during movement between the fully-seated position and the initial position, and during movement between the fully-seated position and the position apart from the opening, the cap pivots about the rim about an axis defined by the connector. 5. Apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the vial is tubular and has a central longitudinal axis; and in the position apart from the opening, the cap extends substantially longitudinally from a position adjacent the rim of the vial. 6. Apparatus according to claim 4, wherein, during movement from the fully-seated position to the position apart from the opening, the cap rotates about a pivot axis an angle that lies in the range between about 90° and about 120°. 7. Apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the position apart from the opening is intermediate the fully-seated position and the initial position; and the connector is adapted such that, in use, when the cap is removed from the rim, and in the absence of external forces, the connector urges the cap for movement to the position apart from the opening. 8. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one detent positioned on the vial comprises a plurality of detents. 9. Apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the body has a locking hook projecting from the vial adjacent the rim; and further comprising a locking tab having a flexible portion joining the locking tab to the cap for movement of the locking tab between an unlocking position and a locking position, the locking tab and the locking hook being adapted such that, with the cap in the fully-seated position, movement of the locking tab from the unlocking position to the locking position causes the locking tab to engage the locking hook to restrain the cap against movement from the fully-seated position. 10. Apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the locking hook and the connector are disposed on opposite sides of the vial. 11. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the vial has a circumferential flange disposed below the rim and which abuts the cap when the cap is in the fully-seated position. 12. Apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the detents positioned on the vial are disposed between the rim and the circumferential flange. 13. Apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising: a pair of arcuate flanges disposed on opposite sides of the vial, beneath the circumferential flange. 14. Apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an annular ridge projecting from the cap into the hollow to define an annular groove at the base of the hollow; and wherein the rim is an enlarged rim; and when the cap is in the fully-seated position, the rim is disposed in the annular groove in snap-fit relation, with the annular ridge disposed radially inwardly of the rim and the cap disposed radially outwardly of the rim. 15. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein an annular ridge projects from the cap into the hollow to define an annular groove at the base of the hollow, the annular ridge terminating in a circular apex; and wherein, when the cap is in the fully-seated position and the vial is seated on a horizontal surface the rim is disposed in the annular groove in snap-fit relation, with the annular ridge disposed radially inwardly of the rim and the cap disposed radially outwardly of the rim, the circular apex slopes downwardly as it extends towards the connector.
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