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Handheld breath tester housing and mouthpiece

  • US 7,749,169 B2
  • Filed: 04/08/2004
  • Issued: 07/06/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An alcohol breath testing device housing for a breath tester for use by an operator to test a subject, the housing comprising:

  • a base to be gripped by the operator and having a front edge and a back edge opposite said front edge;

    a display disposed on the front edge of the base;

    a mouthpiece interface receiving a removable mouthpiece, said mouthpiece interface being oriented with respect to said base such that when a mouthpiece is coupled thereto, the mouthpiece extends outward from said back edge, and said mouthpiece interface being oriented with respect to said base such that when the operator stands in front of the subject and the subject blows into the mouthpiece, said display is in the direct line of view of the operator and not in the direct line of view of the subject;

    the mouthpiece interface comprising a generally U-shaped channel sized to receive the mouthpiece therein, the mouthpiece being configured to be pivotally coupled into the mouthpiece interface;

    a manual sample button located on the back edge of said base opposite the display; and

    an alcohol sensor fluidly connected to the mouthpiece interface, the alcohol sensor being adapted to detect alcohol present in the subject from a breath sample obtained by the subject blowing into the mouthpiece.

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