Patent ID: 7757572

Claim:
A sampling container, comprising: a body; a closed body end perforated by an aperture having a first self-sealing valve disposed thereacross; an open body end; and a cap having cap aperture and a second self-sealing valve disposed thereacross, said cap disposed within said open body end and attached thereto in a gas tight seal; said first and second self-sealing valves each comprises a spring-loaded plunger slidably disposed therein and biasing an end of the plunger against a gasket in a normally closed position; said container adapted for being mounted for fluid collection in a sampling apparatus, said self-sealing valves being normally closed and being opened by mounting said container in such apparatus; wherein the sampling apparatus comprises a plurality of chucks into which said first and said second self-sealing valve may be disposed creating a gas tight seal, said plurality of chucks capable of opening said first and second self-sealing valves.