Test strip container and test strip discharging mechanism

A test strip container comprising:

• an accommodating member having an interior in which a test strip is located;
• a moving member located within the interior of the accommodating member that moves the test strip within the interior of the accommodating member;
• a door accommodating portion provided on an outer side portion of the accommodating member;
• a door member that is provided in the door accommodating portion, the door member being movable between an open position and a closed position for discharging the test strip from the interior of the accommodating member to an exterior area of the test strip container, the door member being configured to block off the interior of the accommodating member and the exterior area of the test strip container from each other;
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• a discharge opening provided in the door accommodating portion such that, at a time of the door member is moved into the closed position, the door member blocks off the interior of the door accommodating portion from the exterior area of the test strip container and at the time of the door member is being moved into the open position, the test strip is discharged to the exterior area of the test strip container,
• wherein the discharge opening is configured so as to be able to discharge the test strip while the door member blocks off the interior of the accommodating member from the exterior area of the test strip container, and
• the discharge opening communicates between an interior portion of the door accommodating portion and exterior area of the test strip container at a lower side of the door accommodating portion where the door member is in the open position,
• the door member has an inclined surface portion that, at a time of being moved into the open position, provides communication between the interior portion of the door accommodating portion and the discharge opening, and the door member further has a cutting-off portion, which closes the discharge opening at the time of being moved into the closed position and which blocks off the interior portion of the accommodating member from the exterior area of the test strip container at a time of being moved into the open position.