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US 11,891,219 B2Granted
Multi-chambered lid apparatus
AssigneeCepheid
InventorPaul Jordan
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Abstract
A lid apparatus for a multi-chambered container. The lid apparatus has a top-lid that is hingedly attached to a bottom-cap. The top-lid includes one or more openings for fluid filling multiple passages that extend from the bottom-cap. A lower bottom-cap includes welding features for welding to the multi-chambered container.
Claims25
A lid apparatus for sealing atop a fluid sample container, the lid apparatus comprising:
- a top lid having a major opening and a plurality of openings disposed about the major opening, wherein the top lid includes a hinged end and a snap-fit end;
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- a bottom-cap hingedly attached to the top lid, the bottom-cap comprising an upper side and a lower side, wherein the upper side comprises a plurality of openings that include a surrounding lip or plateau that protrudes from the upper side, wherein each of the plurality of openings defines a through passage such that the plurality of openings correspond to a plurality of passages,
- wherein the lower side of the bottom-cap comprises:
- a lower side main surface;
- an outermost edge extending downward from the lower side main surface;
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- a continuous outer ridge extending downward from the lower side along the outermost edge for sealingly securing to the fluid sample container.
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A lid apparatus for sealing atop a fluid sample container, the lid apparatus comprising:
- a top lid having a plurality of openings, wherein the top lid includes a hinged end and a snap-fit end;
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- a bottom-cap hingedly attached to the top lid, the bottom-cap comprising an upper side and a lower side, wherein the upper side comprises a plurality of openings that include a surrounding lip or plateau that extends upwardly from a lower surface of the upper side, wherein each opening aligns with a corresponding opening of the top lid,
- wherein the lower side of the bottom-cap comprises:
- a lower side main surface;
- an outermost edge extending downward from the lower side main surface;
- a continuous outer ridge extending downward from the lower side along the outermost edge;
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- an inner ridge pattern extending from the lower side main surface, the inner ridge pattern being non-coextensive with any walls that extend from the lower side main surface,
- wherein in an open configuration the top lid is hinged away from the bottom-cap, and wherein in a closed configuration the top lid is engaged with the bottom-cap, wherein in the closed configuration the snap-fit end of the top lid engages a snap portion of the outermost edge of the lower side of the bottom-cap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.