Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting – deodorizing – preser – Control element responsive to a sensed operating condition
Patent
1999-04-09
2000-10-31
Warden, Jill
Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preser
Control element responsive to a sensed operating condition
422 99, 422103, 222507, 222548, 222558, B01L 300, B67D 300
Patent
active
061398020
ABSTRACT:
A closure for sealing the open end of a specimen collection container from the environment is provided. The closure includes a generally spherical-shaped ball having a passageway extending therethrough, with the ball including an axle permitting rotative movement of the ball thereabout between an open position and a closed position. The closure further includes a socket mounted on the open end of the collection container, with the socket including a ball receiving internal surface having an axle-support for receiving the axle of the ball for accommodating rotative movement of the ball therein. The passageway of the ball is aligned with the open end of said collection tube when the ball is in an open position and is out of alignment with the open end of the collection container when the ball is in a closed position. The socket includes a ball receiving portion and a resilient elastomeric seal for maintaining the ball within the ball receiving portion and for providing a liquid-tight seal between the ball and the open end of the collection container.
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Carano Don
Gottlieb Robert
Niermann Volker
Savitz Steve
Becton Dickinson and Company
Handy Dwayne K.
Warden Jill
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