Patent ID: 8322233

Claim:
A hydraulic fluid sampler comprising: a supply line; a valve fluidly coupled to the supply line; a sample container for receiving hydraulic fluid and having a removable cap for a portion thereof; a drain line; and a sample container holder having a portion configured to cover the portion of the sample container when the cap is removed and when the sample container is mounted to the sample container holder, the sample container holder configured to support the sample container in an inverted position and a non-inverted position, the sample container including a first orifice and a second orifice both disposed in the portion of the sample container holder, the first orifice being configured to flush the sample container with hydraulic fluid when the sample container is in the inverted position, the second orifice configured to receive the flushing hydraulic when the sample container is in the inverted position, the second orifice being fluidly connected to the drain line.