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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2013
Merck Patent Gmbh, Darmstadt, DE;
Merck Patent GmbH, Darmstadt, DE;
Abstract
A dispenser for opening a tape like packaging comprising first and second films releasably connected to each other, forming envelopes sealed around an object, and disposed sequentially with a predetermined pitch. The dispenser comprises a space for holding a container of the packaging, a separator through which the packaging can be passed, for spreading apart and separating the films at an outlet thereof when a pulling force is acting on said first and second films, thereby opening envelopes and releasing the objects contained therein, and means for winding up separated first and second films of the tape like packaging. The separator further comprises a cover member that is articulated to the dispenser to be movable between a closed position and an open position.