Patent ID: 8813743

Claim:
Atomizer for delivering a formulation from a reservoir having a plurality of receptacles disposed in an annular arrangement, each containing a dose of the formulation, the atomizer comprising: a delivery device for delivering the formulation from the receptacles, an energy store which surrounds the delivery device, an end-piece or mouthpiece for delivering the formulation as an aerosol to a user, and a manually movable cover associated with the end-piece or mouthpiece, wherein in a closed state of the cover said cover covers the mouthpiece or end-piece and in an opened state of the cover the mouthpiece or end-piece is freely accessible, wherein the atomizer comprises the following features: the cover is coupled to the energy store such that, by at least one of opening and closing of the cover energy is generated and stored in the energy store so that a delivery medium can be put under pressure by the energy store, wherein the atomizer is constructed so that the pressure in the energy store is released in order to deliver the formulation by means of the delivery medium, and wherein the energy store is arranged inside of the annular arrangement of receptacles.