Claims
- 1. A closure for sealing an open end of a specimen collection tube comprising:a socket; a ball rotatable mounted within said socket for movement between an open position and a closed position; and means for mounting said closure on the open end of the specimen collection tube comprising an annular receiving groove including an outer skirt and an inner skirt extending from a lower end of said socket that receives the open end of the specimen collection tube said outer skirt extending about an outside surface of the open end of the specimen collection tube and said inner skirt extending about an inside surface of the specimen collection tube, wherein said inner skirt and said outer skirt are parallel.
- 2. A closure of claim 1, wherein said outer skirt has a length which is greater than the length of said inner skirt.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/681,034, filed on Jul. 22, 1996 now abandoned.
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