Patent ID: 8701913

Claim:
A container for handling a liquid sample, comprising: two reservoirs, each having an upper outside surface, an upper inside surface, and an opening defined by said upper inner surface; a bridge means attached orthogonally to said upper outer surfaces, whereby a relative motion of the reservoirs is minimized; a base wall attached to said bridge means and to upper edges of said reservoirs, said base wall comprising a securing member extending substantially co-planar with and outward from the base wall; and a seal cap attached to said base wall by a fixed hinge means, said seal cap comprising: a lid having an upper lid surface and a lower lid surface; two annular sealing walls extending downward from said lower lid surface and adapted to fit within said openings and sealingly mate with said upper inner surfaces, wherein the inner diameter of said annular sealing wall is smaller than the diameter of the opening; two closed dome-shaped structures extending upward from said annular sealing walls and said upper lid surface; a locking tab hingedly attached to said lid and extending substantially co-planar with and outward from said lower lid surface, said locking tab having a longitudinal slot therethrough and being movable from its outwardly position to a securing position in which said longitudinal slot engages said securing member, whereby said seal cap is prevented from being unseated from said reservoirs; and a lid extension extending upward from said upper lid surface, whereby said seal cap can be unseated and moved from said reservoirs.