Closure for specimen collection container

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Description

FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of a closure for specimen collection container showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof, shown in a preferred use with a specimen collection tube.

The broken line showing in FIG. 7 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D422712
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 12, 1997
Date of Patent: Apr 11, 2000
Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company (Franklin Lakes, NJ)
Inventors: Volker Niermann (Little Falls, NJ), Don Carano (Flanders, NJ), Steve Savitz (Teaneck, NJ), Robert Gottlieb (Mahwah, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Assistant Examiner: I Simmons
Law Firm: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP
Application Number: 0/76,536
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Vessel, Specimen Holder Or Reagent Material (65) (D24/224)
International Classification: 2402;