TEST TAPE DEVICE

• Main Authors: WANG, WEN TSUNG, LIN, HAOIH
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 21.06.2012
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PHYSICS; SURGERY; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TESTING

The invention concerns a test tape device (10) for use of a replaceable analytical tape cassette (14) comprising a housing (12) having a cassette compartment (20) covered by a cassette door (22) and a housing opening (24) for sample application, a protective cover (26) which can be moved between a closed position covering the housing opening (24) and a release position allowing access to the housing opening (24), and a door lock (28) for retaining the cassette door (22) in the closed position, wherein the protective cover (26) is coupled with the door lock (28) via an interlocking mechanism (56), such that the door lock (28) can only be unlocked in the release position of the cover (26).