Patent ID: 8539947

Claim:
An inhaler for inhaling powdered medicaments from capsules, comprising a lower part ( 6 ) which is cup-shaped, a plate ( 3 ) latched to the lower part ( 6 ), by means of which the lower part ( 6 ) can be closed off, and a capsule holder ( 5 ) that is arranged on the underside of the plate ( 3 ), wherein the lower part ( 6 ) accommodates the whole of the capsule holder ( 5 ), a mouthpiece ( 2 ) that can be latched to the top of plate ( 3 ), and an actuating member which can be set in motion from a resting position and interacts with at least one pin ( 8 , 11 ), that can be pushed into the capsule holder ( 5 ) in order to pierce a capsule in the capsule holder, wherein the actuating member is in two parts of an outer actuating member ( 7 ) and an inner actuating member ( 10 ) and wherein the outer actuating member ( 7 ) is larger than the inner actuating member ( 10 ), the outer actuating member ( 7 ) forms a push-button that is operated by the patient and is moveably suspended from the plate ( 3 ) by means for suspension ( 20 , 22 ), the inner actuating member ( 10 ) contacts and holds the at least one pin and is situated below the means for suspension ( 20 , 22 ) of the outer actuating member ( 7 ) from the plate ( 3 ), and the point of application of force by the user onto the outer actuating member push-button is lower than the inner actuating member ( 10 ).