Patent ID: 8578934

Claim:
An indicating device suitable for indicating the number of dosages of a substance that have been dispensed from or remain in a container, said indicating device comprising: a first dose indicator member rotatable about a first axis, wherein said first dose indicator member is moveable about said first axis to a plurality of positions and wherein said first dose indicator member comprises first dosage indicia; a second dose indicator member rotatable between a plurality of positions about a second axis, wherein said second dose indicator member comprises second dosage indicia, and wherein said first and second axes are parallel and spaced apart, and wherein said first dose indicator member is engageable with and rotates said second dose indicator member about said second axis after a predetermined number of movements of said first dose indicator member, wherein each of said first and second dose indicator members comprise first and second circumferential faces lying parallel to said first and second axes, wherein said first and second dosage indicia are applied to said first and second circumferential faces; and a drive gear rotatable about a third axis, wherein said drive gear is engageable with said first dose indicator member.