Dispensing device for holding and dispensing strip-like objects
US9823234B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 3, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2583/082
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A dispensing device for holding and dispensing strip-like objects, like test strips for analyzing a sample of bodily fluid, wherein the dispensing device holds a stack of strips. The dispensing device includes a container portion for holding the stack of strips and a dispenser portion for dispensing strips from the dispensing device, one at a time. The dispenser portion includes a movable element for applying a rotation motion to a strip to be dispensed from a first orientation, in which the strip is enclosed in the dispensing device, to a second orientation, in which the strip is at least partially exposed.
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