Patent ID: 11899031
Assignee: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A cap for a container for liquid to be used in a diagnostic analyzer, the cap comprising:
a lid having a first side and a second side opposite the first side and an opening extending between the first and second sides;
an annular sidewall extending from the first side of the lid, the annular sidewall having internal threads to be engaged with threads on the container;
a key ring extending from the second side of the lid, the key ring surrounding the opening, the key ring having a shape corresponding to a key slot of a cradle of the diagnostic analyzer to enable the cradle to drain the liquid from the container when the container with the cap is inserted into the cradle; and
an annular lip extending from the second side of the lid, the annular lip surrounding the opening, the annular lip within a diameter of the key ring and concentric with the key ring.