Patent ID: 7575130
Filing Date: 2009-08-18
Classification: A61M,G06M

Abstract:
1. A dispenser for dispensing metered dosages of a substance from a container, the dispenser comprising: a dispenser housing comprising a top, a bottom, and a wall defining an elongated cavity open at said top and extending along a longitudinal axis, wherein said wall has at least one opening, said dispenser housing further comprising a support block disposed in said bottom, said support block comprising a well adapted to receive a stem on the container; and an indicating device comprising a face member defining a viewing window, said face member snap-fitted into said at least one opening in said dispenser housing wall with at least a portion of said viewing window aligned with said at least one opening, said indicating device further comprising an indicator member having a surface visible through said viewing window, said surface comprising dosage indicia, wherein said indicator member is rotatable about an axis substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, and further comprising an indicator actuator at least a portion of which is disposed in said cavity and is adapted to be moved by an actuation of the container, said actuator adapted to rotate said indicator member upon a predetermined number of actuations of the container.