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US 2005/0089997 A1Published application
Lockable petri dish
AssigneePML Microbiologicals, Inc.
InventorKenneth Minton
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Abstract
A lockable Petri dish is disclosed wherein the lid and base of the dish are provided with at least two pairs of locking members, each comprising a radial sheath and a sheath-engaging tab.
Claims11
A Petri dish comprising
- (a) a circular dish supported on a circular base, said dish having a bottom plate and a bottom cylindrical side wall, and
- (b) a circular lid having a top plate and a top cylindrical side wall, said lid sized so as to fit over the bottom cylindrical side wall of said dish
- wherein said base and said lid are provided with locking means for securing said base and lid in locking engagement, said locking means comprising at least two pairs of locking members, each of said pairs of locking members comprising (i) a radial sheath having an entry, and (ii) an elongate radial tab sized and shaped so as to be slidably engagable with said radial sheath and wherein said sheath is integral with said lid and said tab is integral with said bottom cylindrical side wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.