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Chemical test kit
Assignee: Aquaphase Laboratories Inc
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Filing: 1977-06-03
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Granted: 1980-03-25
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Expires: 1997-06-03
Abstract
Abstract A chemical test kit comprising a housing, a cover for the housing. A divider in the housing divides the housing into a plurality of compartments. Each compartment has a plurality of container receiving positions, and a plurality of chemical containers are provided in the positions of each compartment. Each container has first written indicia thereon and second color indicia thereon. The containers in each compartment have different written indicia and the containers in each compartment having the same color indicia. A label in the cover contains written instructions for use of the chemicals in each compartment and is divided into portions having color indicia corresponding to the color indicia on the bottles in each compartment.
Inventors
- 👤 Kayleen S. Whitcher
- 👤 Mary Jo Benner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:08
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01L; B01L1/00; B01L1/52
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
256 words
In a chemical test kit, the combination comprising a housing, means within said housing dividing said housing into a plurality of compartments, each compartment having a row of container receiving portions, and a container in each said container receiving portion of each said compartment, means associated with each compartment having color indicia, the color indicia of said compartments differing from one another, the containers in each compartment having color indicia corresponding to the color indicia of their compartment, said containers in each compartment having consecutive written number or letter indicia thereon indicating the sequence in which they are to be used in a test, a cover for said housing, means for connecting said cover to said housing, said cover having groups of written instructions thereon, the number of groups corresponding to the number of compartments, the written instructions for each group referring to the written indicia of that group, the color indicia of each group of instructions being the same as the color indicia of the respective compartment, said containers of each compartment, said compartments and said groups of instructions in said cover each being characterized by additional visual geometric indicia for each patterned relative to one another to be visually distinguishable by color blind persons and differing from one another and differing from said written and color indicia, the additional indicia for color blind persons being the same for containers of each compartment, for the corresponding compartment and the group of instructions for that compartment, the additional indicia for color blind persons differing between compartments.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
256 words
In a chemical test kit, the combination comprising a housing, means within said housing dividing said housing into a plurality of compartments, each compartment having a row of container receiving portions, and a container in each said container receiving portion of each said compartment, means associated with each compartment having color indicia, the color indicia of said compartments differing from one another, the containers in each compartment having color indicia corresponding to the color indicia of their compartment, said containers in each compartment having consecutive written number or letter indicia thereon indicating the sequence in which they are to be used in a test, a cover for said housing, means for connecting said cover to said housing, said cover having groups of written instructions thereon, the number of groups corresponding to the number of compartments, the written instructions for each group referring to the written indicia of that group, the color indicia of each group of instructions being the same as the color indicia of the respective compartment, said containers of each compartment, said compartments and said groups of instructions in said cover each being characterized by additional visual geometric indicia for each patterned relative to one another to be visually distinguishable by color blind persons and differing from one another and differing from said written and color indicia, the additional indicia for color blind persons being the same for containers of each compartment, for the corresponding compartment and the group of instructions for that compartment, the additional indicia for color blind persons differing between compartments.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein said housing includes three compartments, one of said compartments having five positions, another of said compartments having five positions and a third compartment having two positions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein said additional indicia comprises different patterns of lines on the compartments and on the respectively associated containers and cover groups of instructions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
68 words
The combination set forth in claim 3 wherein said housing is divided into three compartments, and said lines of one compartment comprise parallel lines in one direction, said lines of another compartment comprise parallel lines in a direction opposite to said first-mentioned lines, said lines of a third compartment comprising intersecting lines, and the respectively associated containers and cover groups of instructions are patterned in corresponding like manner.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein said containers comprise bottles and closures for said bottles, said written and color indicia on said containers being provided on said closures and said bottles.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The combination set forth in claim 5 wherein said written and color indicia overlie one another.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein there are four compartments in said housing, two of said compartments having three positions and the other two of said compartments having two positions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The combination set forth in claim 7 wherein said housing includes a further compartment having two positions.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1983-03-25 | 1983-09-24 | 1984-03-25 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1987-03-25 | 1987-09-24 | 1988-03-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1991-03-25 | 1991-09-24 | 1992-03-25 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |