Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
182 words
Multi-purpose syringe for extracting a specimen, storing and shipping same and adapted to be employed as a test vial for centrifugation, comprising in combination: a vial having a wall defining a tubular configuration and a forward and a rearward opening in communication with the interior of the vial; a nozzle enclosing the forward opening and providing a passageway therefrom adapted for receiving a hypodermic needle; a cap detachably mounted on said nozzle for sealingly covering said nozzle and the passageway thereof; an end closure detachably secured to the rearward end of the vial sealingly enclosing the rear opening, and connecting means on said closure extending forwardly into the vial radially spaced from said wall; and longitudinally extending piston means projecting a rod through said end closure into the vial and terminating therein with a piston head, said piston head including rearwardly extending connecting means radially spaced from the vial wall, with the connecting means of said end closure when said piston head is in a rearward position whereby unintentional axial movement of the piston head in a forward direction is generally precluded.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
182 words
Multi-purpose syringe for extracting a specimen, storing and shipping same and adapted to be employed as a test vial for centrifugation, comprising in combination: a vial having a wall defining a tubular configuration and a forward and a rearward opening in communication with the interior of the vial; a nozzle enclosing the forward opening and providing a passageway therefrom adapted for receiving a hypodermic needle; a cap detachably mounted on said nozzle for sealingly covering said nozzle and the passageway thereof; an end closure detachably secured to the rearward end of the vial sealingly enclosing the rear opening, and connecting means on said closure extending forwardly into the vial radially spaced from said wall; and longitudinally extending piston means projecting a rod through said end closure into the vial and terminating therein with a piston head, said piston head including rearwardly extending connecting means radially spaced from the vial wall, with the connecting means of said end closure when said piston head is in a rearward position whereby unintentional axial movement of the piston head in a forward direction is generally precluded.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
Multi-purpose syringe according to claim 1, wherein said rod has a first and second portion separable from each other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
Multi-purpose syringe according to claim 2, wherein the length of the first portion is significantly shorter than that of said second portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
Multi-purpose syringe according to claim 3, wherein the juncture between the first and second portions is radially reduced to permit the second portion to be manually broken off at a predetermined location.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
Multi-purpose syringe according to claim 3, wherein the rearward end of said first portion does not significantly protrude beyond the vial when the connecting means of the piston means and the end closure are in locking engagement.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
Multi-purpose syringe according to claim 3, wherein the first and second portions are threadedly connected.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
Multi-purpose syringe according to claim 2, and a manual grip on the rearward end of the second portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
Multi-purpose syringe according to claim 1, wherein the piston head connecting means includes a tubular extension having an inner thread; and said end closure connecting means includes a tubular extension in sealing engagement with said rod and provided with an outer thread for meshing with the first mentioned thread.