US 12,246,874 B2
Device for holding articles to remove the packaging therefrom
Jurjen Sinnema, Joure (NL); and Roger Petri, Assen (NL)
Assigned to BD KIESTRA B.V., Drachten (NL)
Appl. No. 17/278,997
Filed by BD KIESTRA B.V., Drachten (NL)
PCT Filed Oct. 4, 2018, PCT No. PCT/EP2018/077007
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 23, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/069743, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 9, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0033125 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. B65B 69/00 (2006.01); B65B 7/28 (2006.01); G01N 35/04 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 69/0008 (2013.01) [B65B 7/2807 (2013.01); G01N 35/04 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0405 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A consumable holder for packaged consumables in an analyzer, the consumable holder comprising:
a plurality of receptacles formed in the consumable holder, each receptacle having a proximal end and a distal end;
a support for packaged consumables proximate to the distal end of the receptacles; and
a single opening along a height of each of the plurality of receptacles, the opening being a continuous opening from the proximal end of the receptacle to the distal end of the receptacle and extends through the support.