Patent ID: 7587793

Claim:
A combination crime evidence specimen absorbent collector and crime evidence specimen holder into which the absorbent collector is secured to maintain evidentiary chain of custody requirements over a collected crime evidence while providing unobstructed access to said absorbent collector to permit removal of a portion of said absorbent collector having said collected crime evidence thereon from the absorbent collector for conducting of crime evidence analysis on the portion of said absorbent, the combination comprising: a specimen collector comprising a collector absorbent connected to a handle the handle permitting manipulation of said collector absorbent during evidence collection, a crime evidence specimen collected on said specimen collector, a specimen holder comprising an upper portion and a bottom portion for connection to said upper portion, means for tamper proof securing of said upper portion to said bottom portion, a registration track in said holder said registration track configured to register with the shape of said collector absorbent upon insertion of said collector absorbent between said upper and bottom portions, a cutter formed on said holder said cutter positioned adjacent said registration track for alignment of said collector absorbent with said cutter for separation of said handle from said collector absorbent by said cutter upon said securing of said absorbent in said holder, and a first void in said upper portion in unobstructed registration with a second void in said bottom portion said first and second voids being located on said upper and bottom portions to position said collected biological specimen of said absorbent collector therebetween to expose said collected crime evidence specimen within said voids to permit unobstructed removal through said registered first and second voids of a sample portion of said collected crime evidence specimen from said absorbent collector.