Test-strip storage vial

• US 10,071,846 B2
• Filed: 07/15/2016
• Issued: 09/11/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sinocare, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sinocare, Inc.
• Inventors: Yao, Nianlong, Hu, Feng, Cai, Xiaohua
• Primary Examiner(s): Kumar, Rakesh
• Application Number:
  US15/211,930
• Publication Number:
  US 20170166387A1
• Time in Patent Office: 788 Days
• Field of Search: 221270
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 83/0829 by means of an actuator
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/48757 Test elements dispensed from a stack
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/48778 Containers specially adapted therefor, e.g. for dry storage

Abstract

The present invention relates to a test-strip storage vial, comprising a vial body, a storing chamber for storing test strips, a push button, and a top-lifted unit; wherein the push button is located at one end of the storing chamber; wherein a top-lifted unit is located at another end of the storing chamber; wherein the push button slides horizontal to remove test strips the storing chamber; wherein the top-lifted unit supports the test strips and lifts the test strips in a vertical direction; wherein the vial body further comprising an upper cover and lower vial body, wherein the lower vial body is detachably connected to the upper cover; wherein the push button is glidingly connected with the upper cover, wherein the top-lifted unit is located in the lower vial body; wherein a push button spring provides horizontal tensile force is disposed between the upper cover and the push button.

Claims

1. A test-strip storage vial, comprising:

an upper cover, a lower vial body, and an inner cover,

wherein the upper cover and lower vial body are detachably connected, wherein the inner cover is detachably enclosed by the upper cover and lower vial body,

wherein the inner cover further comprising a storing chamber for storing test strips, and a top-lifted unit;

wherein the top-lifted unit supports the test strips and lifts the test strips in a vertical direction;

wherein the upper cover further comprising a push button, a push button spring attached to a side of the upper cover and the push button, wherein a first opening on the upper cover allows the push button to be glidingly connected with the upper cover, wherein the push button slides horizontally to remove test strips from the storing chamber, wherein the push button spring is used for providing horizontal tensile force;

wherein an upper surface of the push button further comprises a plurality of protruding parts;

wherein the push button further comprises a push plate;

wherein the upper cover further comprising a second opening, wherein the second opening is aligned with the first opening, wherein the push plate slides through the first opening and second opening horizontally, wherein the push plate extends vertically into the storing chamber through second opening;

wherein the inner cover further comprising a tightly-compressing protruded part that is lower than an inner top surface of the inner cover, wherein the tightly-compressing protruded part contacts the test strips, wherein a bottom surface of the push plate is lower than that of the tightly-compressing protruded part.

2. The test-strip storage vial of claim 1, wherein the inner cover further comprising a guiding chute, wherein the guiding chute is detachable connected to the inner cover, and wherein and the top-lifted unit slides vertical along the guiding chute.

3. The test-strip storage vial of claim 1, wherein the top-lifted unit further comprising a top-lifted block and a plurality of top-lifted springs;

wherein the top-lifted springs are disposed between the top-lifted block and a bottom of the inner cover.

4. The test-strip storage vial of claim 3, wherein the top-lifted block further comprising a plurality of supporting legs, wherein the supporting legs are coupled with top-lifted springs;

wherein the inner cover further comprising a plurality of connecting poles with recess holes;

wherein the supporting legs and top-lifted springs are disposed in the recess holes of the connecting poles.

5. The test-strip storage vial of claim 3, wherein the top-lifted block further comprising a recess hole for storing drying agent.