Indicating device
DCFirst Claim
1. A dispensing device for use in dispensing metered dosages of substance from a container having a valve moveable between a closed position and an open position, the dispensing device comprising:
- a dispenser housing comprising a support block adapted to receive a valve stem on the container, said support block defining a longitudinal axis; and
an indicator member rotatably disposed in said dispenser housing, wherein said indicator member is rotatable about a rotation axis forming an obtuse angle with said longitudinal axis.
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Abstract
A dispensing device for use in dispensing metered dosages of substance from a container includes a dispenser housing having a support block defining a longitudinal axis and an indicator member rotatably disposed in the dispenser housing. The indicator member is rotatable about a rotation axis forming an obtuse angle with the longitudinal axis. An indicating device includes an actuator member moveable along a longitudinal direction and an indicator member rotatably mounted in the indicator housing about a rotation axis forming an obtuse angle with an axis extending in the longitudinal direction. An indicating device includes an indicator housing having an upper surface with an opening formed therein and an actuator ring having a flange moveable through the opening in a longitudinal direction. An indicator member is rotatably mounted in the indicator housing. A medicament assembly and method for dispensing a metered dose of medicament are also provided.
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33 Claims
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1. A dispensing device for use in dispensing metered dosages of substance from a container having a valve moveable between a closed position and an open position, the dispensing device comprising:
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a dispenser housing comprising a support block adapted to receive a valve stem on the container, said support block defining a longitudinal axis; and an indicator member rotatably disposed in said dispenser housing, wherein said indicator member is rotatable about a rotation axis forming an obtuse angle with said longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An indicating device for use in indicating the number of metered dosages of substance dispensed from or remaining in a container, the indicating device comprising:
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an indicator housing; an actuator member moveably disposed in said indicator housing, said actuator member moveable in a longitudinal direction; an indicator member rotatably mounted in said indicator housing about a rotation axis forming an obtuse angle with an axis extending in said longitudinal direction. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A medicament assembly comprising:
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a dispenser housing comprising a support block defining a longitudinal axis; a container of medicament disposed in said dispenser housing and comprising a valve stem disposed in said support block, wherein said container is moveable along said longitudinal axis relative to said dispenser housing so as to dispense a metered dose of medicament from said container; and an indicator member rotatably disposed in said dispenser housing, wherein said indicator member is rotatable about a rotation axis forming an obtuse angle with said longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of dispensing a metered dose of medicament from a container comprising:
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moving a container of medicament relative to a valve stem extending from said container along a longitudinal axis a number of predetermined times, wherein said valve stem is disposed in a support block of a dispenser housing, and thereby dispensing a predetermined number of metered dosage of substance; and rotating an indicator member about a rotation axis forming an obtuse angle with said longitudinal axis in response to said predetermined number of metered dosages of substance. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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