Patent ID: 6883674

Claim:
A holder for drying specimens, comprising: an inner base section that is generally cup-shaped and an outer section that annularly corresponds to said inner section, and is removable from said inner section; wherein said inner base section comprises an annular retention wall to hold fluid within a volume of said inner base section, at least one flow hole disposed in said annular retention wall to allow the fluid to flow into and out of the volume of said inner base section, and standoff sections that position said outer section in relation to said inner base section; and said outer section is comprised of an annular wall having a slightly larger diameter than said annular retention wall of said inner base section, wherein said holder has a first position that allows fluid flow, and a second position to provide fluid containment, said first position being when said outer section and said inner section are not in contact and said at least one flow hole is uncovered by said annular wall, and said second position being when said outer section and said inner section are in contact with each other, said standoffs retain said outer section in contact with said inner base section and said annular wall closes off said at least one flow hole.