Patent ID: 6010462
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: B65B,B65D

Abstract:
An apparatus for storing and transporting a sampling device used to collect a biological or chemical sample, comprising:an enclosure having first and second cavities therein which are accessible through at least one opening in the enclosure, the first cavity being configured to store the sampling device in an unused condition prior to the sampling device being used to collect the biological sample, and the second cavity being configured to store the sampling device in a used condition after the sampling device is used to collect the biological sample and comprising a medium disposed therein positioned to contact the biological sample when the sampling device is stored therein; anda cover, carried by the enclosure, and being positionable in a first orientation in which the cover blocks access to the first and second cavities through the at least one opening, and in a second orientation in which the cover permits access to the first and second cavities through the at least one opening.