Patent ID: 6511634
Filing Date: 2003-01-28
Classification: B01F,B01L,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
A reagent package comprising,a) a container having an inside chamber, an opening to said inside chamber, and a valve on said container at said opening, b) said valve having a sealing portion and an open portion, and being movable on said container to a first position wherein said sealing portion closes the container opening, and said valve also being movable to a second position wherein the open portion of said valve aligns with said container opening to expose said container opening, c) a plug member having a plug portion engageable in said container opening through the open portion of said valve when said valve is in said second position to provide a leak proof seal of said container opening and to lock said valve in said second position, said valve being movable to said first position when said plug portion is disengaged from said container opening, and withdrawn from the open portion of said valve.