Portable analyzer
First Claim
1. An analyzer comprising in combinationa housingan optical system comprising a light source, a detector, and one or more means for activating said optical system and generating a signal in response one or more test elements on a support,means for manually moving said support from a first position to a second position corresponding to a point of initiation of an operative condition of said optical system,means biasing said moving means toward said first position for controlling movement of said moving means from said second position to said first position to a point of termination of said operative condition of said optical system,whereby a signal is generated for each test element during said operative condition,means, cooperative with said optical system, for processing said signal, andmeans, cooperative with said means for processing said signal, for displaying the processed signal.
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Abstract
A portable analyzer is disclosed. The analyzer comprises in combination a housing, an optical system comprising a light source, a detector, and one or more means for activating the optical system in generating a signal in response to a test element, means for manually moving the test element from a first position to a second position corresponding to a point of initiation of an operative condition of the optical system, means biasing the moving means toward said first position for controlling movement of the test element from the second position to the first position, means cooperative with said optical system, for processing the signal, and means, cooperative with the means for processing the signal, for displaying the processed signal.
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1. An analyzer comprising in combination
a housing an optical system comprising a light source, a detector, and one or more means for activating said optical system and generating a signal in response one or more test elements on a support, means for manually moving said support from a first position to a second position corresponding to a point of initiation of an operative condition of said optical system, means biasing said moving means toward said first position for controlling movement of said moving means from said second position to said first position to a point of termination of said operative condition of said optical system, whereby a signal is generated for each test element during said operative condition, means, cooperative with said optical system, for processing said signal, and means, cooperative with said means for processing said signal, for displaying the processed signal.
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14. A portable analyzer comprising in combination
a housing an optical system comprising a light source, a detector, and one or more means for activating said optical system and generating a signal in response to one or more test elements on a support, a holder for said support comprising a base for supporting said support and a cover, guide means incorporated into said housing for slidable movement of said holder within said analyzer, said holder being capable of manual movement in said analyzer from a first position to a second position corresponding to a point of initiation of an operative condition of said optical system by the interaction of said moving means and first switching means, bias means for controlling the return of said holder from said second position to said first position to a point of termination of said operative condition of said optical system by interaction of said moving means and second switching means, whereby a signal is generated for each test element during said operative condition, means, cooperative with said optical system, for processing said signal, and means, cooperative with said means for processing said signal, for displaying the processed signal.
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