Patent · US Expired

Specimen cup holder

US5202094A · kind A · utility

27Cited by
3References
15Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 15, 1991
Grant dateApr 13, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 15, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B10/0051
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An specimen cup holder is provided which permits a person to position a conventional specimen gathering device, such as a specimen cup, for receipt of a specimen without contact with the specimen. The specimen cup holder is provided with a specimen cup engaging assembly having a handle member connectable thereto such that the handle member extends outwardly from the specimen cup engaging assembly. The connector assembly, which connects the handle member to the specimen cup engaging assembly, is provided with a female member and a male member. The interconnection of the handle member to the specimen cup engaging assembly via the male and female members of the connector assembly enables a person to grasp a gripping portion of the handle member and easily position the specimen cup for receipt of the specimen.

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