Apparatus for sampling and testing a specimen

An apparatus for testing specimens comprising:

• a container for holding a specimen;
• a closure having means adapted to securely attach the closure to the container, said closure having a hollow shaft that projects into the inside of the container, the first end of the shaft attached to the closure and the second end of the shaft distally extending into the container, and the inner walls of the shaft defines an interior chamber, the shaft having at least one inlet proximate its distal end;
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• a test cassette having means adapted to securely attach the cassette to the closure but permitting rotational movement of the test cassette relative to the closure, the cassette having a top section and a tubular pipe section that extends from the top section into the interior of the shaft for frictionally engaging the inner surface of the shaft, said test cassette holding at least one test strip that can indicate the presence of specific compounds.

An apparatus for isolating a sample of a liquid specimen and testing said sample without contaminating the remaining liquid specimen, the apparatus comprising:

• an outer container having a first end that is open and a second end that is closed, the outer container being capable of holding a liquid specimen;
• an isolator bottom positioned within the container proximate the second end of the container, the interior of the isolator bottom initially communicating with the interior of the container so that if a liquid specimen is present in the outer container, at least a portion of the liquid specimen would flow into the isolator bottom if a liquid specimen is present in the outer container;
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• a closure having a top side and a bottom side, the bottom side facing the interior of the container, the closure having means to releasably attach to the first end of the container, the closure includes an elongated tube that extends away from the closure and into the container, said tube having means to engage said isolator bottom, the tube ultimately forming a seal with the isolator bottom to define an inner container within the outer container for storing and isolating at least some of the liquid specimen from said at least a portion of the liquid specimen if present within said inner container.