US 12,330,851 B2
Ergonomic microbial air sample
Arthur L. Vellutato, Jr., Malvern, PA (US)
Assigned to Veltek Associates, Inc., Malvern, PA (US)
Filed by Veltek Associates, Inc., Malvern, PA (US)
Filed on Oct. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/488,225.
Application 18/488,225 is a continuation of application No. 16/741,314, filed on Jan. 13, 2020, granted, now 11,787,596.
Application 16/741,314 is a continuation of application No. 13/547,895, filed on Jul. 12, 2012, granted, now 10,571,369, issued on Feb. 25, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0270440 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01N 1/22 (2006.01); B65D 8/00 (2006.01); B65D 43/06 (2006.01); B65D 23/10 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 7/04 (2013.01) [B65D 43/06 (2013.01); G01N 1/22 (2013.01); G01N 1/2208 (2013.01); B65D 23/102 (2013.01); G01N 1/2273 (2013.01); G01N 2001/2276 (2013.01); G01N 2001/2291 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ergonomic sampler device, comprising:
a top plate including a top surface, a side wall with an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface of the top plate being straight, a plurality of through bores through the top surface of the top plate,
a bottom plate including a top surface, a bottom surface, a side surface, and a receiving portion at the top surface of the bottom plate for receiving a dish,
wherein the top plate is separable from the bottom plate, and the top surface of the bottom plate mating with the side wall of the top plate, the bottom surface of the bottom plate comprising
a channel terminating at a hole in the side surface, the channel fluidly connecting the plurality of through holes of the top plate with the hole in the side surface of the bottom plate,
wherein the outer surface of the top plate being concaved inward, a rounded lip between the top surface of the top plate and the side wall of the top plate,
wherein the side wall has a sharp lip opposite the rounded lip, wherein each of the rounded and sharp lips extends outwardly beyond the outer surface,
wherein the outer surface terminates at the rounded and sharp lips, respectively.