Patent ID: 6146590
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
A vessel for an analytic test device of the type including a sample receiving member and one or more other components for conducting an analytical test, said vessel comprising:a body portion defining a housing for said components for the analytical test, including the sample receiving member, said body portion including a first opening for conveying a sample to be tested to the sample receiving member, a second opening to permit visual confirmation of the results of the analytical test, and said body portion defining a first length; anda cover portion mateable with said body portion proximate said opening to define a cover for the sample receiving member, said cover portion further alternatively mateable with said body portion distal from said first opening such that a majority of said cover portion extends beyond said body portion to thereby define in combination a second length greater than said first length of said body portion, wherein further, when said cover portion is mated with said body portion distal from said first opening, said cover portion does not cover said second opening.