Patent ID: 7735681

Claim:
A medicaments container comprising a chamber configured to store a plurality of medicament units; a mechanized dispenser comprising a dispensing mechanism configured to dispense a predetermined quantity of medicament units from the bulk-stored medicament units in the chamber and a drive mechanism configured to drive the dispensing mechanism in response to a motive force applied to the drive mechanism; and a lock assembly configured to lock the mechanized dispenser to selectively prevent operation of the drive mechanism, the lock assembly comprising a locking member and a compressible member, the compressible member having a first state, a displaced state and a restoring force to return the compressible member from the displaced state to the first state; wherein the drive mechanism is configured to be displaced by the compressible member such that the drive mechanism is caused to be engaged with the locking member when the compressible medium is in one of the first and displaced states, and the drive mechanism is caused to be disengaged from the locking member when the compressible medium is in the other of the first and displaced states.