Reclosable tamper-proof specimen bottle

Claim 1

A tamper-proof closure system for a fluid sampling container or the like, said system comprising an annular open dome formed at the upper end of said container, said dome having interior and exterior peripheral surfaces, a first annular detent disposed about the exterior peripheral surface of said dome, a closure member comprising a lower hollow dome shaped portion including a peripheral rim adapted for disposition about the dome of said container and an interior wall surface having substantially the same configuration as the exterior surface of the dome of said container for abutting therewith when said closure member is disposed on said container, a second annular detent disposed about said interior wall surface, said second annular detent being a mirror image of said first annular detent for interlocking therewith when the closure member is forcibly urged into abutment with the dome of said container to seal said container, said closure member having an elongated hollow neck extending from the dome of said closure member, a cap, frangible wall means connecting said cap to said neck for permitting breaking-away of said cap from said neck to remove said fluid from said container through said neck subsequent to closing of said container, said neck adjacent said frangible wall means having first connecting means disposed about the interior periphery thereof, and said cap having second connecting means disposed about the exterior periphery thereof, said second connecting means being receivable within said neck subsequent to breaking-away of said cap therefrom for cooperating with said first connecting means to reclose said container.