Container system for dispensing a liquid
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1. A container system for a liquid, the system comprising:
- an open-topped receptacle for receiving a liquid,a cover, said cover having an interior surface fitting on or within the open top of the receptacle and an exterior surface that it exposed when the cover is fitted to the open top of the receptacle, said cover having an aspirating nipple formed therein,wherein the aspirating nipple comprises a tube with an internal channel extending from the exterior of the cover into the receptacle for transferring liquid out of the receptacle, and a gasket disposed on the exterior surface of the cover and surrounding the channel.
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A container system for a liquid has an open-topped receptacle for receiving a liquid and a cover. The cover has an interior surface fitting on or within the open top of the receptacle and an exterior surface that it exposed when the cover is fitted to the open top of the receptacle. The cover also has an aspirating nipple formed therein. The aspirating nipple has a tube with an internal channel extending from the exterior of the cover into the receptacle for transferring liquid out of the receptacle and a gasket disposed on the exterior surface of the cover and surrounding the channel.
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1. A container system for a liquid, the system comprising:
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an open-topped receptacle for receiving a liquid, a cover, said cover having an interior surface fitting on or within the open top of the receptacle and an exterior surface that it exposed when the cover is fitted to the open top of the receptacle, said cover having an aspirating nipple formed therein, wherein the aspirating nipple comprises a tube with an internal channel extending from the exterior of the cover into the receptacle for transferring liquid out of the receptacle, and a gasket disposed on the exterior surface of the cover and surrounding the channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A container system for a liquid, the system comprising:
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a plurality of open-topped receptacles for receiving a liquid, a cover, said cover having an interior surface fitting on or within the open tops of the plurality of receptacles and an exterior surface that it exposed when the cover is fitted to the open tops of the receptacles, said cover having a plurality of aspirating nipples formed therein each associated with a respective receptacle, wherein the plurality of aspirating nipples each comprise a tube with an internal channel extending from the cover into the respective receptacle for transferring liquid out of the respective receptacle, and a gasket disposed on the exterior surface of the cover and surrounding the channel. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A container system for a liquid, the system comprising:
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(i) a plurality of containers for liquids, each container comprising; an open-topped receptacle for receiving a liquid, a cover, said cover having an interior surface fitting on or within the open top of the receptacle and an exterior surface that it exposed when the cover is fitted to the open top of the receptacle, said cover having an aspirating nipple formed therein, wherein the aspirating nipple comprises a tube with an internal channel extending from the cover into the receptacle for transferring liquid out of the receptacle, and a gasket disposed on the exterior surface of the cover and surrounding the channel, and (ii) a plurality of pipettes each associated with a respective gasket and sized to engage the gasket, wherein when the pipette is engaged with the gasket liquid may be transferred from receptacle into the pipette without the exterior surface of the pipette being exposed to the liquid. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of using a container system for a liquid, the method comprising the steps of:
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(i) providing a container system for a liquid comprising; an open-topped receptacle for receiving a liquid, a liquid received in the open-topped receptacle, a cover, said cover having an interior surface fitting on or within the open top of the receptacle and an exterior surface that it exposed when the cover is fitted to the open top of the receptacle, said cover having an aspirating nipple formed therein, wherein the aspirating nipple comprises a tube with an internal channel extending from the exterior of the cover into the receptacle for transferring liquid out of the receptacle, and a gasket disposed on the exterior surface of the cover and surrounding the channel, (ii) providing a pipette sized to engage the gasket, wherein when liquid is present in the receptacle and the pipette is engaged with the gasket liquid may be transferred from receptacle into the pipette without the exterior surface of the pipette being exposed to the liquid, (iii) contacting the pipette with the gasket, (iv) transferring liquid from the open-topped receptacle into the pipette through the aspirating nipple without exposing the exterior surface of the pipette to the liquid, and (v) discharging the transferred liquid to a target location. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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