Patent ID: 9067203
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: A61B,B01L

Abstract:
1. A specimen cup system for sample testing, comprising: a cup defining a first reservoir and a second reservoir wherein said first reservoir and said second reservoir are in fluid communication with one another at a lower portion of said cup, said first reservoir having an open top and having an upper annular flange and a lower annular flange defined at an external periphery of said open top, said upper annular flange and said lower annular flange being spaced apart from one another, said second reservoir being sealed except for said fluid communication with said first reservoir; a specimen test card permanently disposed in said second reservoir; a base rotatably coupled to said lower portion of said cup, said base defining a chamber having an opening therein, said base rotatable from a first position to a second position relative to said cup wherein said opening of said chamber is in fluid communication only with said first reservoir when said base is in said first position, wherein said opening of said chamber is in fluid communication only with said second reservoir when said base is in said second position, and wherein said base and said cup are locked together to prevent relative rotation when said base is in said second position; a ring-like flexible seal defining a channel fitted over said open top wherein said upper annular flange and said lower annular flange are exposed; a ring-like open rim fitted over said seal, said rim having tabs captured between said upper annular flange and said lower annular flange wherein said seal is captured between said open top and said rim, and wherein an annular portion of said seal is exposed inside of said open top; and a solid lid hingedly coupled to said rim, said lid including an annular wall extending therefrom, said annular wall sized to pass through said rim and to sealingly engage said annular portion of said seal when said lid is hingedly positioned to be fully engaged with said rim.