Container for dispensing a single test strip
US8550295B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/00089
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The test strip containers accurately dispense one test strip for easy removal. One test strip container includes a slider with a slot that catches a single test strip therein from a stack positioned inside the container. The slider retaining the single test strip moves across the container while the single test strip rides along a ramp or track on the exterior of the container until the single test strip extends above the container. Another test strip container includes inner and outer cylinders. The inner cylinder defines an opening through which a test strip from a stack is dispensed and an external ramp or track. As the outer cylinder rotates about the inner cylinder, a recessed slot in the outer cylinder captures a single test strip, and continued rotation of the outer cylinder causes the test strip to ride along the ramp or track to extend above the cylinders for removal.
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