Patent ID: 11872562
Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A sealable sampling container for use with chemical detection equipment, comprising:
an open top vessel having a bottom and a plurality of walls upwardly extending therefrom and terminating in a sealing surface, the bottom and the plurality of walls defining a volume within said open top container, and wherein the sealing surface of said vessel merges with a down turned flange that is spaced outwardly from an outer surface of each of the plurality of walls;
a gasket configured to engage with the sealing surface of said vessel;
a lid configured to engage with said gasket at the sealing surface and lock to said vessel, wherein said lid includes a plurality of latches positioned around the perimeter thereof, and wherein each of said latches is pivotally connected to said lid and includes one or more locking tabs for snapping under a free edge of the down turned flange of said vessel; and
a sampling port affixed to one side of said vessel or said lid, said sampling port providing fluid communication between the volume within said vessel and an external environment, and
wherein said sampling container is configured to safely contain chemical vapors when said sampling port is sealed and to release the chemical vapors when unsealed so that said chemical detection equipment can be exposed to the chemical vapors for training or testing purposes.