Container for test strips

A container for test strips comprising:

• a container body having a first end, a second end and an axis, said first end defining a circular opening and having a sealing surface facing the axis of the container;
• stopper means for removably closing said circular opening, said stopper means having a cover plate,
• a hollow plug attached to the cover plate and extending into the container, said hollow plug having an inner and an outer side;
• a sealing beading attached to the hollow plug and facing outwardly in a direction away from the axis, the sealing beading having a zenithal line corresponding to a maximum extension line which extends horizontally through the sealing beading relative to the axis, a drying agent cell located within the hollow plug;
• and
• support element means for supporting the hollow plug in the container, which support element means abuts against the inner side of the hollow plug in a region which is axially displaced away from the zenithal line toward the interior of the container;
• the inner side of the hollow plug and an outer side of the drying agent cell defining an annular gap in the axial height of the sealing beading whereby the hollow plug is elastically deformable in an area of the sealing beading in a radial inward direction relative to the axis, said annular gap being maintained when the stopper means is in its container closing position.