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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1999
Francis Gomes, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Mark Follman, Glen Rock, NJ (US);
David Landsberger, Caldwell, NJ (US);
Bel-Art Products, Inc., Pequannock, NJ (US);
Abstract
A device for collecting and storing a sample from relatively hard or loose products includes a container having an open end and a sample collection unit. The sample collection unit has a cap adapted to close the container open end, a handle extending rearwardly from the cap, and a coring scoop extending forwardly from the cap. The coring scoop is sized to fit within the container when closed by the cap. The coring scoop includes a pair of spaced side walls that are integrally joined by a curved connecting wall with a center of curvature to form an open channel into which a sample is received during sample collection. The handle comprises first and second I-beams extending rearwardly from the cap and intersecting each other along a longitudinal axis that is coincident with the center of curvature to thereby form a plurality of torque arms that extend radially from the axis.