US3923040A
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Biological specimen collectors and method
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1974-06-24
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Granted: 1975-12-02
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Expires: 1994-06-24
Abstract
Abstract Biological specimen collectors, and more particularly devices for guiding such specimens into a container having a peripherally rimmed opening, one embodiment of which comprises a tube made from supple, elastic material, one end of which may be affixed to the outside of such a peripheral rim, in combination with a retaining band, whereby, after a specimen is guided into the container, the wall of the tube may stretched ''drum-head'' style over the opening to effect closure of the opening with the closure secured in position by means of the retaining band.
Inventors
- 👤 Janet Beach
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 14:09
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B10/00; A61B10/02; A61B10/0045; A61B5/00; A61B5/15; A61B5/150007; A61B5/150015; A61B5/150038
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
A container for collecting and storing specimens of material having an access opening with a peripheral rim on which is positioned one end of a tube for guiding specimens of material into said container, which tube is made from supple elastic material which is impervious to the specimens to be gathered, and a closure member comprising a closed elastic loop whose inside circumference in the unstretched state is smaller than the outside circumference of said tube positioned on said rim with a portion of the wall of said tube stretched over said opening in drumhead fashion and with parts of said wall of said tube adjacent said portion retainably enclosed about said rim by the positioning of said closure member thereon.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
121 words
A container for collecting and storing specimens of material having an access opening with a peripheral rim on which is positioned one end of a tube for guiding specimens of material into said container, which tube is made from supple elastic material which is impervious to the specimens to be gathered, and a closure member comprising a closed elastic loop whose inside circumference in the unstretched state is smaller than the outside circumference of said tube positioned on said rim with a portion of the wall of said tube stretched over said opening in drumhead fashion and with parts of said wall of said tube adjacent said portion retainably enclosed about said rim by the positioning of said closure member thereon.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
70 words
The device described in claim 1 including opening means positioned in the end of said tube farthest from said container for retaining said end in open position, which opening means is in the form of a hollow structure, the cross-sectional area of the top of which is smaller than that of the bottom, the top and bottom of which are open and the top of which faces toward said container.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
61 words
The device described in claim 2 including an insert means for removable insertion into said opening means, the exterior lateral walls of said insert means conforming substantially to the interior lateral walls of said opening means, the end of said insert means which is farthest within said opening means when said insert means is positioned within said opening means being closed
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device described in claim 2 wherein said opening means is in the form of a conic section.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device described in claim 3 wherein said opening means is in the form of a conic section.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
100 words
A method of effecting closure of a biological specimen collector container having a peripherally rimmed access aperture therein and a collector tube made from supple, elastic, substantially impervious material which is affixed to the outside of said rim, comprising the steps of stretching a portion of the wall of said tube over said rim so that it is in contact with substantially the entire lip of said rim, and securing such stretched portion in said position by positioning a retaining means about the periphery of said rim and over the parts of said wall which are adjacent to said portion.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
100 words
A method of effecting closure of a biological specimen collector container having a peripherally rimmed access aperture therein and a collector tube made from supple, elastic, substantially impervious material which is affixed to the outside of said rim, comprising the steps of stretching a portion of the wall of said tube over said rim so that it is in contact with substantially the entire lip of said rim, and securing such stretched portion in said position by positioning a retaining means about the periphery of said rim and over the parts of said wall which are adjacent to said portion.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1978-12-01 | 1979-06-02 | 1979-12-02 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-12-01 | 1983-06-02 | 1983-12-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-12-01 | 1987-06-02 | 1987-12-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |