Patent ID: 9526850
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: A61M,G06M,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of assembling an inhaler comprising a dose counter viewing window, the method comprising assembling a dose counter by: attaching one end of a tape to a tape stock bobbin, the tape having dosing indicia, tape positioning indicia, a tape size marker indicating a number of dosing indicia on the tape, and priming indicia, the priming indicia being located between the dosing indicia and a distal end of the tape; stowing the tape on the tape stock bobbin while monitoring for the tape positioning indicia and the tape size marker with a sensor; securing a tape reel shaft to the distal end of the tape; mounting the tape stock bobbin and the tape reel shaft onto separate shafts of the dose counter of the inhaler; and winding the tape reel shaft until the priming indicia on the tape is in a position to be located in the window when the inhaler is fully assembled, wherein the dose counter so assembled is subsequently inserted into the inhaler.