Patent ID: 9227028
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: A61M,G06M

Claim Text:
1. A dispensing apparatus for delivering metered doses of product from a pressurised dispensing container comprising: a housing for receiving a pressurised dispensing container; a dose counting mechanism comprising at least one indication element for displaying to a user an indication associated with the number or quantity of doses dispensed from, or the number or quantity of doses remaining in, the pressurised dispensing container; the dose counting mechanism further comprising an indexing mechanism for advancing the at least one indication element on actuation of the pressurised dispensing container; wherein the dispensing apparatus comprises an indexing member capable of moving within the housing in sync with the pressurised dispensing container; wherein the indexing member and the indexing mechanism are configured to cooperate with one another, on actuation of the pressurised dispensing container in a first mode, such that the indexing member interfaces with the indexing mechanism to apply a force to the indexing mechanism sufficient to incrementally advance the at least one indication element; wherein the indexing member and the indexing mechanism are configured to cooperate with one another, upon the input of a force in a second mode, such that the indexing mechanism transmits a force to the indexing member sufficient to generate a relative displacing movement between the indexing member and the indexing mechanism without incurring an incremental advancement of the at least one indication element.