Patent ID: 9052305
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: B65D,G01N

Abstract:
1. A test strip dispenser, comprising an inner housing within an outer housing and moveable in the outer housing along a guide member of the outer housing, the inner housing having an interior volume to store a plurality of test strips including a test strip to be dispensed, the inner housing having an aperture through which the test strip to be dispensed is dispensed, the inner housing including a groove; a device that biases the inner housing in a first direction; and the outer housing having an opening in substantial alignment with the aperture of the inner housing to allow for passage of the test strip, the outer housing guide member having a first end, a second end, a length between the first and second ends and a stop at one end for engagement with an end of the test strip, wherein the guide member mates with the groove of the inner housing so that the test strip to be dispensed remains stationary when the inner housing and the remaining plurality of test strips are moved along the guide member of the outer housing in a direction generally opposite the first direction.