Patent ID: 7753895

Claim:
A sperm collecting apparatus comprising: a container having a non-cylindrical container main unit comprising an end face and a cap that is attachable to an opening portion of the container main unit; a core member made from a gel-like material, that is located in said container main unit and has an insertion room extending to an inner portion of the core member from an insertion port located at the end face; a sponge layer which is interposed between said core member and an inner wall of said container main unit; and a flange portion formed at one end face of said core member, an outer peripheral edge of the flange portion bulging beyond the opening portion of said container main unit in an outer diametrical direction, where said container main unit is a non-cylindrical member with an intermediate portion in a longitudinal direction thereof having an outer diameter smaller than those in both end portions thereof in the longitudinal direction, an upper face of said cap is a substantially flat face, and an end portion of said container main unit opposed to said opening portion is formed in a substantially arc face.