Claims
- 1. A stand alone gas emission sample container for receiving, storing and discharging a constant volume of gas emissions, the container comprising:
- a sealed, expansible member having flexible side walls surrounding a hollow, expansible internal cavity;
- fitting means, mounted in one of the side walls of the container, for forming a closable gas flow path to the interior cavity therein; and
- heating means for maintaining the temperature of gas stored in the container at a predetermined temperature; and
- means for mounting the heating means on the expansible member.
- 2. A stand alone gas emission sample container for receiving, storing and discharging a constant volume of gas emissions, the container comprising:
- a sealed, expansible member having flexible side walls surrounding a hollow, expansible internal cavity;
- fitting means, mounted in one of the side walls of the container, for forming a closable gas flow path to the interior cavity therein; and
- temperature maintaining means for maintaining the temperature of gas stored in the container at a predetermined temperature, the temperature maintaining means including heater for generating heat and a receptacle formed exteriorly on the container adjacent one of the side walls thereof, the heater means being mountable in the receptacle.
- 3. The container of claim 2 wherein the receptacle comprises:
- a sheet attached to one of the side walls of the container and forming an open ended receptacle in conjunction with the one side wall.
- 4. The container of claim 2 wherein:
- the heater means is removably mounted in the receptacle.
- 5. The container of claim 2 wherein the heater means comprises:
- an electric coil connectible to a source of electric power.
- 6. The container of claim 5 wherein:
- the electric coil is wound in a plurality of turns arranged in a common plane.
- 7. The container of claim 2 further comprising:
- reflective surface means, mounted in the receptacle, for reflecting heat generated by the heater means toward the adjacent side wall of the container.
- 8. The container of claim 2 wherein the temperature maintaining means further comprises:
- the side wall of the container adjacent the receptacle being formed of a dark material to absorb heat from the heater means.
- 9. The container of claim 8 wherein:
- the container is formed of first and second flexible sheets sealingly joined together at their peripheral edges;
- the one of the first and second sheets of the container adjacent to the receptacle being formed of a dark material.
Parent Case Info
This application is a CONTINUATION of application Ser. No. 08/152,201, filed on Nov. 4, 1993, now abandoned.
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