Test-strip storage vial

• US 10,259,640 B2
• Filed: 07/18/2016
• Issued: 04/16/2019
• 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): Crawford, Gene O
• Assistant Examiner(s): Randall, Jr., Kelvin L
• Application Number:
  US15/212,816
• Publication Number:
  US 20170166388A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,002 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 83/0817 the articles being automatically urged towards the dispensing aperture, e.g. spring-loaded B65D83/0823 takes precedence
• 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 test-strip storing chamber, a button pole, and a baffle; wherein the test strip storing chamber is disposed inside the vial body; wherein the button pole is provided at the side of the vial body and capable of moving vertically; wherein the baffle is provided at one end of the storing chamber and capable of moving horizontally, wherein a top-lifted unit is provided at another end of the storing chamber; wherein the top-lifted is capable of vertically supporting test strips disposed in the storing chamber and enables the test strips to move towards the baffle; wherein the button pole is connected to the baffle through a flexible part; wherein the baffle is connected to the vial body through an elastic part; wherein the test strip is ejected by the horizontal movement of the baffle.

Claims

1. A test-strip storage vial, comprising:

a vial body,

a test-strip storing chamber,

a button pole, and

a baffle;

wherein the test strip storing chamber is disposed inside the vial body;

wherein the button pole is provided at the side of the vial body and capable of moving vertically;

wherein the baffle is provided at one end of the storing chamber and capable of moving horizontally, wherein a top-lifted unit is provided at another end of the storing chamber;

wherein the top-lifted unit is capable of vertically supporting test strips disposed in the storing chamber and enables the test strips to move towards the baffle;

wherein the button pole is connected to the baffle through a flexible part;

wherein the baffle is connected to the vial body through an elastic part;

wherein the button pole is capable of moving vertically under external force driving the baffle to move horizontally;

wherein the test strip is ejected by the horizontal movement of the baffle;

wherein the vial body further comprising an upper cover and a fixedly-connected lower vial body, wherein the lower vial body can be detachable from the upper cover;

wherein the elastic part is a spring;

wherein the flexible part is a wire rope;

wherein the test-strip storage vial further comprises a fulcrum pin fixedly connected to the lower vial body;

wherein the wire rope twines around the fulcrum pin.

2. The test-strip storage vial of claim 1, wherein a sliding chute is provided inside of the lower vial body;

wherein the button pole is glidingly connected to the sliding chute.

6. The test-strip storage vial of claim 1, wherein the top-lifted unit further comprising a top-lifted block and at least one top-lifted spring;

wherein the top-lifted springs are disposed between the top-lifted block and the vial body.

7. The test-strip storage vial of claim 6, wherein the bottom surface of the top-lifted block further comprising at least one supporting leg and at least one connecting pole with a recess hole;

wherein each supporting leg is disposed inside a top-lifted spring;

wherein each supporting leg is inserted into a recess hole in the connecting pole.

8. The test-strip storage vial of claim 6, wherein the top-lifted block further comprising a recess hole for storing drying agent.

3. The test-strip storage vial of any claim in 1, wherein the lower vial body further comprising an inner cover;

wherein a sliding chute is provided on the inner cover;

wherein the baffle moves horizontally in said sliding chute.

4. The test-strip storage vial of claim 3, wherein the bottom surface of the baffle is lower than the lowest point of the tightly-compressing protruded part.

5. The test-strip storage vial of claim 4, wherein the inner cover further comprising a guiding chute;

wherein the top-lifted unit slides along the guiding chute.

9. The test-strip storage vial of any claim in 1, wherein the lower vial body further comprising an inner cover;

wherein a sliding chute is provided on the inner cover;

wherein the baffle moves horizontally in said sliding chute.

11. The test-strip storage vial of claim 9, wherein the bottom surface of the baffle is lower than the lowest point of the tightly-compressing protruded part.

12. The test-strip storage vial of claim 11, wherein the inner cover further comprising a guiding chute;

wherein the top-lifted unit slides along the guiding chute.

10. The test-strip storage vial of any claim in 2, wherein the lower vial body further comprising an inner cover;

wherein a sliding chute is provided on the inner cover;

wherein the baffle moves horizontally in said sliding chute.

13. The test-strip storage vial of claim 10, wherein the inner cover further comprising a tightly-compressing protruded part capable of keeping the surface of test strips in a horizontal position;

wherein the bottom surface of the baffle is lower than the lowest point of the tightly-compressing protruded part.

14. The test-strip storage vial of claim 13, wherein the inner cover further comprising a guiding chute;

wherein the top-lifted unit slides along the guiding chute.