Dual-reservoir container with an integral seal cap

A container for handling a liquid sample, comprising:

• two reservoirs, each having an upper outside surface, an upper inside surface, and an opening defined by said upper inner surface;
• a bridge means attached orthogonally to said upper outer surfaces, whereby a relative motion of the reservoirs is minimized;
• a base wall attached to said bridge means and to upper edges of said reservoirs, said base wall comprising a securing member extending substantially co-planar with and outward from the base wall;
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• a seal cap attached to said base wall by a fixed hinge means, said seal cap comprising:
• a lid having an upper lid surface and a lower lid surface;
• two annular sealing walls extending downward from said lower lid surface and adapted to fit within said openings and sealingly mate with said upper inner surfaces;
• two closed dome-shaped structures extending upward from said annular sealing walls and said upper lid surface;
• a locking tab hingedly attached to said lid and extending substantially co-planar with and outward from said lower lid surface, said locking tab having a longitudinal slot therethrough and being movable from its outwardly position to a securing position in which said longitudinal slot engages said securing member, whereby said seal cap is prevented from being unseated from said reservoirs;
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• a lid extension extending upward from said upper lid surface, whereby said seal cap can be unseated and moved from said reservoirs.