Patent ID: 9250256
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: B65G,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A device for storing and dispensing cuvettes from a stack, wherein at least one cuvette stack receiving compartment is provided, characterized in that a. the compartment is a tube comprising openings at both ends, wherein one of the openings is provided with retaining springs, partly blocking the opening; b. the retaining springs are being spaced apart from the opening of the compartment in order to allow at least two cuvettes in the stack to stick out; c. a cuvette separator with retaining spring spreaders is provided, moveable between a standby position away from the compartment and a cuvette separation position across the retaining spring opening of the compartment, and in between the two cuvettes, sticking out of the compartment, wherein the cuvette separator consists of two parallel double T profiles disposed at a distance corresponding approximately to the width of the cuvette, wherein at least two parallel profile flanks are provided with ramps for separating two adjacent cuvettes in a cuvette stack, when the separator is moved across the retaining spring opening of the compartment, and in between two cuvettes in the stack contained in the compartment.