Water testing capsule using water soluble film membranes
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1. A capsule package for touch-free water analysis, comprising:
- a sheet of capsule holding material having at least one aperture formed in said sheet;
at least one capsule container extending through said aperture of said holding material;
said capsule container having one sealed end and one open mouth end;
a moisture and gas impermeable barrier sheet covering at least a portion of said holding material and the mouth end of said capsule container to seal the mouth end of said capsule container;
said capsule containing a water test reagent and having a water soluble barrier membrane across said open mouth end of said capsule; and
whereby said capsule container may be pulled free of said capsule package and used in a reagent touch-free water analysis.
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Abstract
A capsule package and a touch-free method for water analysis. It allows for addition of dry ingredients and aqueous test reagent without any human intervention, and therefore substantially decreases the possibility for analysis error. Furthermore, it eliminates physical contact between the operator and the chemical reagent, thereby enhancing safety. Importantly, the packaging system allows for film protection of a water soluble membrane so that it is damage free prior to use.
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11 Claims
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1. A capsule package for touch-free water analysis, comprising:
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a sheet of capsule holding material having at least one aperture formed in said sheet; at least one capsule container extending through said aperture of said holding material; said capsule container having one sealed end and one open mouth end; a moisture and gas impermeable barrier sheet covering at least a portion of said holding material and the mouth end of said capsule container to seal the mouth end of said capsule container; said capsule containing a water test reagent and having a water soluble barrier membrane across said open mouth end of said capsule; and whereby said capsule container may be pulled free of said capsule package and used in a reagent touch-free water analysis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A capsule package for touch-free water analysis comprising:
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a sheet of capsule holding material; a plurality of apertures formed in said capsule holding material; a plurality of capsule containers, each extending at least partially through one of said apertures in said capsule holding material; at least one barrier sheet secured to the capsule holding material and disposed over at least one of said apertures of said capsule holding material and covering a portion of at least one of said capsule containers; each of said capsule containers containing a water test reagent and having a water soluble barrier membrane containing said water test reagent within said capsule container; and wherein each of said capsule containers can be pulled from the sheet of capsule holding material and from the barrier sheet and used in a reagent touch-free water analysis. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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