Mold detection kit
OwnerSusan Flappaninventor
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Abstract
A test kit for collection of an environmental sample for subsequent analysis comprises a test tape and a microscopic-type slide releasably attached to a mailing placard. The tape has a releasable adhesive on one side thereof with a window therein. Upon removal of the tape from the slide the window is pressed against the sample. A grid within the window enhances location and viewing of the specimen affixed within the window. Upon reattachment of the tape to the slide, the placard is transported for subsequent microscopic analysis. Upon release from the placard, the slide is ready for microscopic viewing. The placard includes indicia thereon for a desired alignment of the test tapes on the slide. The tape includes an adhesive free tab for enhancing handling.
Claims20
A test kit for aid in identifying an environmental sample comprising:
- a test tape having a surface with a releasable adhesive on one side thereof;
- a window integral with said test tape comprising a material for viewing therethrough, said window adapted to collect an at least one environmental sample upon pressing said adhesive surface of said window against the sample;
- a slide for affixation of said test tape with sample thereon, said affixation trapping said at least one environmental sample between said slide and said tape and within said window, said slide adapted for combination with a microscope, whereupon a view of said window through said microscope enlarges said at least one sample trapped within said window for analysis thereof.
A method for collecting an environmental sample on a surface for subsequent analysis comprising the steps of:
- providing a tape having a circumscribed window thereon, said window having a sticky adhesive on one side thereof;
- circumscribing said window about an environmental sample on a surface;
- pressing at least said window against the surface for adhesion of the environmental sample thereto;
- displacing said window from said surface with the sample affixed to said window;
- releasably attaching said test tape to a see through slide;
- transporting said slide to a microscope;
- preparing said slide for a microscopic analysis;
- directing said microscope to said window;
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- viewing the specimen within said window through said microscope for analysis.
A kit for collecting an environmental sample from a selected surface comprising:
- at least one tape having a surface with a releasable adhesive thereon;
- a window incorporated in said tape, said window presenting a perimeter for circumscribing an environmental sample upon pressing said window against the sample;
- means on said window for affixing the sample thereto upon said pressing;
- a slide adapted for affixation of said test tape with sample thereon, said window defining a viewing zone for the environmental sample positioned between said slide and said tape;
- a placard for releasable affixation of said slide thereto;
- means on said placard for a proper alignment of said test tape on said slide, a release of said slide from said placard presenting a slide for subsequent viewing through a microscope.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.