Patent ID: 7584712

Claim:
An indicating device suitable for indicating the number of metered dosages that have been dispensed from or remain in a container, the indicating device comprising: a housing component; an actuator reciprocally moveable a plurality of actuations along a linear path; a gear engageable by said actuator and rotatable about a rotation axis; and an indicator member rotatably mounted to said housing component about said rotation axis, said indicator member comprising numerical dosage indicia corresponding to a set of consecutive whole numbers, wherein said set of consecutive whole numbers includes a first number and a last number, wherein the difference between the first number and the last number is at least 60, wherein said indicator member is rotatable a maximum amount to the next consecutive whole number in response to each consecutive reciprocal movement of said actuator, wherein said indicator member is rotatable between at least a first position wherein said first number is visible to a user and a last position wherein said last number is visible to a user, and wherein said indicia are maintained a fixed distance relative to said rotation axis as said indicator member is rotated between said first and last positions.