Hair root collection kit
AssigneeHer Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, as represented by the Solicitor General acting through the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
InventorsJames Elliott, Ronald Fourney, Susan Borys
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Abstract
A hair root collection kit for delivering hair samples to a laboratory for DNA analysis of the root sheaths includes a card with an adhesive strip extending thereacross for holding the hair samples on the card. With the hair samples on the card, the root sheaths overlie a non-adhesive impermeable plastic area. The card is covered by a clear plastic cover for protecting the hair during delivery to the laboratory.
Claims7
A hair root collection kit comprising a planar, non-adhesive, impermeable base;
- an adhesive area on said base for receiving individual hairs, a non-adhesive area on said base adjacent said adhesive area, whereby hair can be attached to the adhesive area with roots of the hair overlying the non-adhesive area of the base;
- a first, removable, non-adhesive cover covering said adhesive area of the base for protecting said adhesive area prior to use;
- a plastic sheet having one end permanently pivotally connected to said base at a location remote from said adhesive area and a second end for lifting away from the adhesive area for the attachment or removal of hair;
- said plastic sheet being releasably and replaceably held on the adhesive area of the base, whereby, when the said second end is lifted away from the adhesive area and the first cover removed from the adhesive area, hair can be attached to or removed from the adhesive area and, when released, the plastic sheet returns to a closed position against the adhesive area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.