Sample receptacle
US9242246B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01L2300/045
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to a sample container, comprising a housing which forms a sample space for receiving a sample and has at least one circular opening which extends in a channel-shaped manner into the sample space, and further comprising a spherical closing element, wherein the diameter of the closing element only exceeds the diameter of the opening channel in at least one (closing) portion to such an extent that the closing element can be fixed in a force-locked manner by its largest circumference in the closing portion, wherein the spherical closing element is in contact with the housing, and the opening channel between the closing portion and the inner opening forms a protrusion which reduces the opening cross section of the opening channel with respect to the opening cross section in the closing portion.
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