Test tape device
AssigneeRoche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
InventorsHao-Chih Lin, Wen Tsung Wang
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Abstract
A test tape device is disclosed herein for use with a replaceable analytical tape cassette, where the device includes a housing having a cassette compartment covered by a cassette door and a housing opening for sample application, a protective cover that can be moved between a closed position covering the housing opening and a release position allowing access to the housing opening and a door lock for retaining the cassette door in the closed position, wherein the protective cover is coupled with the door lock via an interlocking mechanism, such that the door lock can only be unlocked in the release position of the cover.
Claims15
A test tape device including a replaceable analytical tape cassette, the device comprising:
- a housing having a cassette compartment covered by a cassette door and a housing opening for sample application onto a test tape of the analytical tape cassette;
- a protective cover that can be moved between a closed position covering the housing opening and a release position allowing access to the housing opening;
- a door lock for retaining the cassette door in the closed position, wherein the protective cover is coupled with the door lock via an interlocking mechanism, and wherein the door lock is blocked in the closed position of the protective cover and can be unlocked in the release position of the protective cover;
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- a biased door spring coupled to the cassette door, wherein the cassette door is moved to an open position by means of the biased door spring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.