Patent ID: 6488669
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: B01L,G01N

Abstract:
A collection cup for use with a test kit of a drug testing system, said collection cup comprising:a central chamber having a bottom surface and side surfaces which define an open volume; an interior pour spout, formed along a top edge of one of the side surfaces of the chamber; a trough having a bottom surface and side surfaces which define an open volume, smaller than the volume of the central chamber, the trough being formed on an exterior surface of the side surface of the chamber which includes the interior pour spout, the exterior surface on which the trough is formed including at least one aperture positioned on the exterior surface below the interior pour spout; and an exterior pour spout, formed in the side surface of the trough opposite to the side surface of the chamber which includes the interior pour spout; wherein the cup is adapted to hold a sample of a bodily fluid, the trough is adapted to receive a controlled volume of the bodily fluid sample as the sample is poured from the collection cup through the interior pour spout and the exterior pour spout, the aperture on the exterior surface of the side surface of the chamber allows excess bodily fluid to flow from the trough into the central chamber of the cup when the cup is placed in an upright position after pouring, and the trough is configured to receive a portion of a test kit for submersion in the controlled volume of the bodily fluid received in the trough.