Patent ID: 8556826

Claim:
A fecal specimen collector comprising: a top cover comprising a sampling stick, the sampling stick comprising a plate and an elongated sampling end extending downwardly from the plate; a bottle body into which the sampling stick is inserted; a sealing ring and a spacing septum disposed within the bottle body, the sealing ring and the spacing septum dividing the bottle body into a first chamber and a second chamber, the second chamber containing diluent liquid; a specimen output end having a fluid passageway in fluid communication with the second chamber of the bottle body, the specimen output end further having an orifice at the bottom wall of the specimen output end through which the diluent liquid is discharged; a bottom cover comprising a convex being configured to engage the orifice of the specimen output end for preventing the diluent liquid from discharging upon being pressed; and a through hole formed in the spacing septum and the sealing ring, through which the elongated sampling end of the top cover is inserted to sealingly engage the plate with the sealing ring; wherein the orifice is configured to have a sufficiently small dimension, wherein when the convex is disengaged from the orifice and the orifice is positioned downwardly, the diluents liquid is not discharged unless the bottle body is pressed.