Patent ID: 7666667

Claim:
A bio-molecular sampling and transportation system utilizing a docking mechanism, the system comprising: an elongate enclosure having open ends; a collection sponge slideably disposed within said elongate enclosure; a sponge moving piston, disposed within said elongate enclosure, having an engagable end disposed proximate one end of said elongate enclosure; a tubular plunger handle storable within said elongate enclosure between said collection sponge and an inside of said enclosure and removably engagable with the piston for enabling manual sliding of said collection sponge between a position inside of said elongate enclosure and a position exterior another end of said elongate enclosure; a specimen capsule, removably dockable to the another end of said elongate enclosure, for receiving specimens from said collection sponge, said specimen capsule including a perforated baffle, the baffle perforation enabling passage of specimen therepast into said specimen capsule upon compressing of said collection sponge thereagainst by the piston via said plunger handle; removable enclosure caps for sealing said elongate enclosure; and a removable specimen capsule cap for sealing said specimen capsule.