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US 2020/0150004 A1Published application
Air-sampling kit
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsJohn Waldo Taylor, Thomas D. Bruns, Rachel I. Adams
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Abstract
Air-sampling devices for obtaining airborne microbial samples from an environment are provided. A weathershield is also described which may be used to shield an airsampling device from the weather, moisture, animals, and other potential contaminants. These components may be provided as part of an air-sampling kit.
Claims18
An air-sampling kit comprising:
- a) two or more air-sampling devices, wherein, for each air-sampling device:
- the air-sampling device includes an upper half and a lower half,
- the upper half and the lower half of the air-sampling device are joined by a hinge device configured to permit relative rotation between the upper half and the lower half about at least a first hinge axis,
- the upper half and the lower half nestle together when closed to provide boundaries that define an enclosure,
- the surfaces of the upper half and the lower half that form the boundaries of the enclosure when the upper half and the lower half are nestled together are sterile, and
- the air-sampling device does not include any culture medium, and
- b) a weathershield, the weathershield including:
- a floor,
- two side walls, and
- a ceiling, wherein:
- the side walls extend upwards from the floor and the ceiling spans between the side walls,
- the sidewalls, the ceiling, and the floor form a tunnel with a first end and a second end,
- a first air-sampling device of the two or more air-sampling devices is configured to be insertable into the tunnel and to rest on the floor, and
- the side walls and the ceiling extend beyond the floor along an axis extending from the first end to the second end by a first distance on both sides of the floor.
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