Patent ID: 7244392

Claim:
A specimen cup for testing fluid specimen, when fluid specimen is contained therein, said cup comprising: a container used to collect the fluid specimen and made of transparent material, said container having a circular top opening and a circular bottom being of uniform circular cross section except for a recessed flat front wall which is intermediate to said top and bottom; said container having means integrated with the interior surface thereof which provide a receptacle inside of said container and adjacent the interior surface of said front wall which receptacle is designed to slidably receive a cassette, a cassette having a substantially flat front surface, which cassette is slidably received within said receptacle that is integrated within said container and that is located near said flat front wall, said cassette containing at least one test strip, configured to provide an indication of a characteristic of the specimen regarding a drug of abuse, when said at least one test strip is exposed to the drug of abuse, and having a window in said flat front surface aligned with said strip, said receptacle only slidably receiving said cassette with said window facing said flat front wall of said container so said test strip can be easily viewed through said window and through said transparent flat front wall while said cassette is disposed within the container; and a lid configured to cover said top opening with the cassette inside, wherein said receptacle extends vertically below said lid.