Specimen collection device

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a specimen collection device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken line showing of the triangular and circular regions on the top surface, the region between the top and bottom portions, and the rectangular and race track shaped regions on the bottom surface, including the unshaded regions therein, are for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a specimen collection device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D560812
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 1, 2006
Date of Patent: Jan 29, 2008
Assignee: Home Access Health Corporation (Hoffman Estates, IL)
Inventors: Tracey Powell (Chicago, IL), John Steck (Round Lake, IL)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Anhdao Doan
Attorney: Vedder, Price, Kaufmann & Kammholz, P.C.
Application Number: 29/254,931
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Specimen Handling, Preparation Or Testing (62) (D24/216)