Patent ID: 8079362

Claim:
A method for displaying dosage indicia comprising: engaging a dispenser housing with a container in an engaged position, wherein said container comprises an end portion and a valve; moving said container relative to said dispenser housing along a longitudinal axis while said container and said dispenser housing are in said engaged position; moving said valve between a closed position and an open position in response to said moving said container relative to said dispenser housing and thereby dispensing a metered dosage of substance when said valve is moved to said open position; moving said container relative to said dispenser housing from said engaged position to a disengaged position, wherein said container is disconnected from said dispenser housing when in said disengaged position; moving an indicating portion with said container as said container is moved relative to said dispenser housing between said engaged and disengaged positions, wherein said indicating portion comprises at least one indicator member; and moving said at least one indicator member relative to said container along said longitudinal axis while said container is in said engaged position.