Patent ID: 7063234

Claim:
A meter strip dispensing assembly for dispensing a test strip, comprised of: a housing; a container for holding test strips, the container positioned within the housing; a moveable body moveable between: (i) a first position that engages a test strip and displaces the test strip partially out of the housing through a container opening; and (ii) a second position that engages the test strip and displaces the test strip substantially entirely out of the housing through the container opening; an actuator located on the housing, which actuator comprises a push button mechanism; and a moveable mechanism that connects the moveable body to the actuator; wherein: (a) when the push button mechanism of the actuator is pushed, the moveable mechanism drives the moveable body to the first position; and (b) wherein the push button mechanism of the actuator is pushed again, the moveable mechanism drives the moveable body to the second position; and wherein the moveable body cycles back and forth upon repeated pushing of the push button mechanism of the actuator.