Sample strip and dispensing apparatus therefor
US4883197A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 18, 1987 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D83/0847
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A sample strip is divided into a plurality of individual pieces arranged seriatim and connected in end-to-end fashion. The individual pieces are separated from each other as the strip is incrementally fed through a dispensing tip of a cartridge which controls the dispensing operation to insure that the samples are dispensed one at a time in a hygienic manner. The cartridge can be mounted in a display unit along with a plurality of similar cartridges.
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