Patent ID: 7000963

Claim:
A holder for grasping and releasing a urine specimen cup which comprises a main frame, said main frame having a distal portion and a proximal portion, a handle integrally formed in the distal frame portion of the main frame, a longitudinally-extending aperture defined within the proximal portion of the main frame, the aperture being situated between a pair of opposing and longitudinally-extending side members, an extension member disposed within the aperture of the proximal portion of the main frame, said extension member having a distal end and a proximal end, said proximal end being integrally formed as a part of the proximal portion of the main frame, and said extension member being resiliently movable transversely within the aperture and being rotatably movable about its proximal end, a specimen cup gripping portion cooperatively and integrally formed in the proximal frame portion and in the proximal end of said extension member, wherein a urine specimen cup can be grasped and held within said gripping portion and the urine specimen cup can be released by said gripping portion when the extension member is selectively moved within the main frame aperture.