Patent ID: 8765080
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: B01L,G01N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for testing for explosives, consisting of: an elongated container body having an enclosed end, an open outlet end, and an interior between said enclosed end and said open outlet end, said elongated container body made of a squeezable material, a lateral flow swab unit having a swab unit body portion made of a microporous membrane material with polyethylene spheres fused into said microporous membrane material, said swab unit body portion having an outside surface and an end that forms a swab unit swipe portion, wherein said swab unit body portion is positioned in and completely fills said open outlet end of said elongated container body with said outside surface of said swab unit body portion in said open outlet end of said elongated container body, and wherein said swab unit swipe portion is positioned outside of said open outlet end of said elongated container body, an explosives detecting reagent contained in said interior of said elongated container body, and a dispenser for selectively allowing said explosives detecting reagent to be delivered by wicking along said outside surface of said swab unit body portion to said swab unit body portion and along said swab unit swipe portion of said lateral flow swab unit, said dispenser including a breakable valve positioned in said interior of said elongated container body proximate said open outlet end of said elongated container body and located between swab unit body portion of said lateral flow swab unit and said explosives detecting reagent contained in said interior of said elongated container body.