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

Claim 6:
7. 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 inner annular sidewall extending from the first side of the lid, the inner 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;
a flange extending radially outward from the inner annular sidewall, the flange to be engaged by a latch when the cap is inserted into the cradle to lock the cap in the cradle; and
an outer annular sidewall extending from the flange, the inner annular sidewall within a diameter of the outer annular sidewall and concentric with the outer annular sidewall.