Dual-reservoir container with an integral seal cap
US8701913B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01L2400/0409
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides a dual-reservoir container for liquid handling. The container includes two reservoirs attached to each other by a bridge means and a base wall, and further includes an integral seal cap connected to the base wall by a fixed hinge means. The seal cap includes a lid, two annular sealing walls extending downward from the lid and adapted to seal the reservoirs, two closed dome-shaped structures extending upward from the lid and the annular sealing walls, a locking tab hingedly attached to and extending substantially co-planar with and outward from the lid, and a lid extension extending upward from the upper lid surface. The locking tab has a longitudinal slot therethrough and can be moved from its normal outwardly position to a securing position in which the longitudinal slot engages a securing member comprised in the base wall, preventing the seal cap from being unseated from the reservoirs.
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