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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2012
Daniel Simons, Aathal, CH;
Dirk Leber, Schwaig, DE;
Harald Quintel, Steckborn, CH;
Sasa Lazevski, Solingen, DE;
Bruno Walder, Riedikon, CH;
Andreas Bretscher, Uster, CH;
Thomas Voit, Hilden, DE;
Daniel Simons, Aathal, CH;
Dirk Leber, Schwaig, DE;
Harald Quintel, Steckborn, CH;
Sasa Lazevski, Solingen, DE;
Bruno Walder, Riedikon, CH;
Andreas Bretscher, Uster, CH;
Thomas Voit, Hilden, DE;
QIAGEN GMBH, Hilden, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a sample container, comprising a housing which forms a sample space for receiving a sample and has at least one circular opening which extends in a channel-shaped manner into the sample space, and further comprising a spherical closing element, wherein the diameter of the closing element only exceeds the diameter of the opening channel in at least one (closing) portion to such an extent that the closing element can be fixed in a force-locked manner by its largest circumference in the closing portion, wherein the spherical closing element is in contact with the housing, and the opening channel between the closing portion and the inner opening forms a protrusion which reduces the opening cross section of the opening channel with respect to the opening cross section in the closing portion.