Patent ID: 6997349

Claim:
A dispenser for dispensing metered dosages of a substance from a container, the dispenser comprising: a dispenser housing comprising a top, a bottom, a longitudinally extending cavity open at said top, and a support block extending from said bottom into said cavity, said support block having a well defining a longitudinal axis and an orifice communicating with said well, wherein said orifice opens from said support block in a direction non-parallel to said longitudinal axis; said container comprising an end portion, a valve stem extending from said end portion and disposed in said well, and a valve moveable between a closed position and an open position, said container dispensing said metered dosages of said substance when said valve is moved to said open position, said container moveably connected to said dispenser housing and moveable relative to said dispenser housing along said longitudinal axis; an indicating device disposed in said cavity of said dispenser housing, said indicating device comprising a collar disposed around and secured to said end portion of said container and an indicator comprising dosage indicia, said indicator disposed in said cavity beneath said end portion of said container.