Patent ID: 11860153
Assignee: BIOMÉRIEUX
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A storage device for storing and dispensing strips, the storage device comprising:
a cartridge comprising a cavity, the cavity comprising:
a bottom;
a first portion shaped in order to receive strips;
a second portion that is deeper than the first portion with respect to an axis D-D substantially perpendicular to the bottom of the cavity; and
an inclined intermediate portion connecting the first portion and the second portion;

a dispensing member configured to cooperate with the cartridge, the dispensing member being at least partially accommodated in the second portion, the dispensing member comprising:
a protruding part having a contact surface shaped in order to cover at least a first end of each of the strips, the contact surface facing toward the bottom of the cavity of the cartridge and overhanging the inclined intermediate portion,

wherein the dispensing member is configured to be mobile in rotation between:
a resting position, in which the protruding part extends at a distance from the inclined intermediate portion, and
an operating position, in which the protruding part converges toward the inclined intermediate portion so as to press the first end of each of the strips against the inclined intermediate portion.