Patent ID: 8388911
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: B01L,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A filtration container for use in measuring the fat content of an item comprising: a container body configured for retaining an item the fat content of which is to be analyzed by hydrolysis, wherein the container body is formed with solid side walls; and a porous filter which is constructed to allow the transmission of water therethrough while retaining fat and oil within the container body, wherein the porous filter is contained within the container body in abutment about its periphery with the solid side walls thereof and slidable therein between a first position at which the filter defines in cooperation with the solid side walls a first container volume and a second position at which the filter defines in cooperation with the solid side walls a second container volume, and wherein, in both the first and second positions of the filter, the filter allows a passage of water from the respective first or second container volume through the filter, and wherein in the second position of the filter, the filter is rotatable with respect to the container body to a vertical position, wherein the filter closes an open bottom end of the container body, and further comprising a lid that closes an open top end of the container body, the lid providing a secondary filter for the container body.