Patent ID: 8408208
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: A61M,B65D

Abstract:
1. A dispenser for dispensing a substance in individual portions, the dispenser comprising: a body having a dispensing orifice; a container for the substance, the container being integral with or accommodated on the body; a mechanism in the body and/or the container for dispensing individual portions of the substance to the dispensing orifice, the mechanism having: a displaceable element for initiating a dispensing action; a multi-use counter having a display incremented or decremented with the count of portions dispensed; a dispense action detector for detection of portion dispensing; an accommodation in the body for the multi-use counter with its detector arranged for detection of dispensing of the mechanism; and a closure, adapted to co-operate with a portion of the body providing the accommodation for removably enclosing the counter in the accommodation, characterized in that the closure is adapted to be irremovably connected to the body, and the closure is provided with a frangible portion through which the multi-use counter can be removed so as to make the closure tamper-evident.