Patent ID: 8240305

Claim:
Dispensing device for dispensing a formulation as a spray, comprising: an annular carrier, a storage device with multiple separate and pre-metered doses of the formulation in receptacles arranged annularly on the carrier, each receptacle comprising a moveable insert with the respective dose of formulation, wherein the dispensing device comprises a connecting element that is moveable in a connecting direction relative to the receptacles and inserts for individually opening the respective receptacle or insert from outside, for at least one of individually connecting a gas supply to the respective receptacle or insert, for supplying pressurized gas to the respective receptacle or insert to dispense the respective dose of formulation, and for moving or pushing the respective insert partially out of the respective receptacle, and means for aligning the connecting element relative to at least one of a respective receptacle and insert, said means comprising engagement portions formed on said carrier which interact with an outer side of the respective receptacle to fix the receptacle on the carrier while enabling said moving or pushing of the insert partially out of the respective receptacle.