Test container

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, right, and front perspective view of an embodiment of a test container in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along the line FIG. 8-8 shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along the line FIG. 9-9 shown in FIG. 6.

Broken lines illustrate environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a test container, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1143079
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 24, 2023
Date of Patent: Aug 18, 2026
Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company (Franklin Lakes, NJ)
Inventors: Patrick Truitt (New Freedom, PA), Ashlyn Young (Del Mar, CA), Edward Carrese (Monkton, MD)
Primary Examiner: T Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Kelly L Gross
Application Number: 29/871,707
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Specimen Handling, Preparation Or Testing (62) (D24/216)