US4934547A
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Specimen collection container and non-removable cover
Assignee: Helena Laboratories Corp
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Filing: 1988-04-11
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Granted: 1990-06-19
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Expires: 2008-04-11
Abstract
Abstract A specimen collection apparatus particularly useful for urine samples is disclosed the apparatus includes a container or beaker and a screw on self-locking top that cannot be removed without damage either to the top or the beaker.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald A. Mayes
- 👤 Tipton A. Golias
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 07:07
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D55/00; B65D55/02; B65D55/022; A; A61; A61B; A61B10/00; A61B10/0045; A61B10/007; B65D47/00; B65D47/36; B65D2255/00; B65D2255/20; G; G01; G01N; G01N1/00; G01N2001/002; G01N2001/007
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
206 words
A container comprising: a beaker having a body portion which includes an upper periphery; a cover having a top portion, said cover including a downwardly extending skirt; first interengaging means unitarily formed in said cover and second interengaging means unitarily formed in said beaker, said first and second interengaging means for connecting said cover to said beaker such that said cover becomes non-removable when connected with said beaker; and, third interengaging means unitarily formed on said cover and fourth interengaging means unitarily formed on said beaker, said third and fourth interengaging means connectable when said cover is connected to said beaker by said first and second interengaging means, said third interengaging means including an outwardly extending tab positioned at the base of downwardly extending skirt and having defined therethrough a hole, said third interengaging means further including a deformable rivet tethered thereto by a flexible member, said fourth interengaging means including an outwardly extending tab adjacent the upper periphery of the beaker, said fourth interengaging means defining a hole in said fourth interengaging means tab. Whereby said third and fourth interengaging means are connectible by said deformable rivet such that said third and fourth interengaging means are disengageable only by the destruction of said deformable rivet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
206 words
A container comprising: a beaker having a body portion which includes an upper periphery; a cover having a top portion, said cover including a downwardly extending skirt; first interengaging means unitarily formed in said cover and second interengaging means unitarily formed in said beaker, said first and second interengaging means for connecting said cover to said beaker such that said cover becomes non-removable when connected with said beaker; and, third interengaging means unitarily formed on said cover and fourth interengaging means unitarily formed on said beaker, said third and fourth interengaging means connectable when said cover is connected to said beaker by said first and second interengaging means, said third interengaging means including an outwardly extending tab positioned at the base of downwardly extending skirt and having defined therethrough a hole, said third interengaging means further including a deformable rivet tethered thereto by a flexible member, said fourth interengaging means including an outwardly extending tab adjacent the upper periphery of the beaker, said fourth interengaging means defining a hole in said fourth interengaging means tab. Whereby said third and fourth interengaging means are connectible by said deformable rivet such that said third and fourth interengaging means are disengageable only by the destruction of said deformable rivet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The container of claim 1 wherein said third interengaging means tab and said fourth interengaging means tab are positioned adjacent to one another when said cover is interconnected with said beaker.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The container of claim 1 wherein said rivet includes an expanded free end which is deformable when said rivet is urged through said holes with said third interengaging means tab and said fourth interengaging means tab adjacent to one another.
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