Dispensing device
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1. A dispenser that dispenses dosages of a substance comprising:
- a container comprising an end portion and a valve stem extending from said end portion; and
a dispenser housing comprising;
a lower portion having a support block; and
an upper portion pivotally connected to said lower portion and moveably coupled to said container, wherein said upper portion is pivotable relative to said lower portion from a first position, wherein said valve stem is engaged with said support block in an engaged position, to a second position, wherein said valve stem is disengaged from said support block in a disengaged position, and wherein said container is moveable relative to said upper portion along a first longitudinal axis at least when said upper portion is in said first position, wherein said upper portion is pivotally connected to said lower portion about a second longitudinal axis, wherein said first and second longitudinal axes are substantially parallel.
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Abstract
A dispenser includes a dispenser housing, an indicating device connected to the dispenser housing and a container removably engaged with the dispenser housing. The container and the dispenser housing remain connected as the container is moved between an engaged position and a disengaged position relative to the dispenser housing. The dispenser housing includes an upper portion pivotally connected to a lower portion.
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24 Claims
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1. A dispenser that dispenses dosages of a substance comprising:
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a container comprising an end portion and a valve stem extending from said end portion; and a dispenser housing comprising; a lower portion having a support block; and an upper portion pivotally connected to said lower portion and moveably coupled to said container, wherein said upper portion is pivotable relative to said lower portion from a first position, wherein said valve stem is engaged with said support block in an engaged position, to a second position, wherein said valve stem is disengaged from said support block in a disengaged position, and wherein said container is moveable relative to said upper portion along a first longitudinal axis at least when said upper portion is in said first position, wherein said upper portion is pivotally connected to said lower portion about a second longitudinal axis, wherein said first and second longitudinal axes are substantially parallel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 9, 10)
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3. A dispenser that dispenses dosages of a substance comprising:
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a container comprising an end portion and a valve stem extending from said end portion; and a dispenser housing comprising; a lower portion having a support block; and an upper portion pivotally connected to said lower portion and moveably coupled to said container, wherein said upper portion is pivotable relative to said lower portion from a first position, wherein said valve stem is engaged with said support block in an engaged position, to a second position, wherein said valve stem is disengaged from said support block in a disengaged position, wherein said container is moveable relative to said upper portion along a first longitudinal axis at least when said upper portion is in said first position, and wherein said upper portion is moveably connected to said container with a retainer, wherein said upper portion is pivotally connected to said lower portion about a second longitudinal axis, wherein said first and second longitudinal axes are substantially parallel. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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6. A dispenser that dispenses dosages of a substance comprising:
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a container comprising an end portion and a valve stem extending from said end portion; and a dispenser housing comprising; a lower portion having a support block; an upper portion pivotally connected to said lower portion and moveably coupled to said container, wherein said upper portion is pivotable relative to said lower portion from a first position, wherein said valve stem is engaged with said support block in an engaged position, to a second position, wherein said valve stem is disengaged from said support block in a disengaged position, and wherein said container is moveable relative to said upper portion along a longitudinal axis at least when said upper portion is in said first position; and a locking member connecting said upper and lower portions when in said first position, wherein said locking member is moveable from a lock position, wherein said upper and lower portions are non-moveably connected in said first position, to a release position, wherein said upper and lower portions are moveably connected and are moveable to said second position, wherein said locking member comprises a first slot, said upper portion comprises a second slot aligned with said first slot, and further comprising a retainer coupled to said container, wherein said retainer comprises a follower moveable in said first and second slots. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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11. A dispenser adapted to dispenses dosages of a substance from a container comprising:
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a container comprising an end portion and a valve stem extending from said end portion; and a dispenser housing comprising; a lower portion having a support block; and an upper portion pivotally connected to said lower portion and moveably coupled to said container, wherein said upper portion is pivotable relative to said lower portion from a first position, wherein said valve stem is engaged with said support block in an engaged position, to a second position, wherein said valve stem is disengaged from said support block in a disengaged position, wherein said container is moveable relative to said upper portion along a first longitudinal axis at least when said upper portion is in said first position; and a retainer adapted to be coupled to said container, said retainer moveably connected to said upper portion, wherein said upper portion is pivotally connected to said lower portion about a second longitudinal axis, wherein said first and second longitudinal axes are substantially parallel. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of using a dispenser housing having a container that dispenses dosages of a substance, the method comprising:
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providing a container comprising a valve stem disposed in a support block formed in a lower portion of said dispenser housing, wherein a portion of said container is moveably connected to an upper portion of said dispenser housing pivotally connected to said lower portion; successively moving said container relative to said support block along a first longitudinal axis a plurality of times and thereby dispensing a plurality of dosages of medicament; indicating to a user the number of dosages of medicament dispensed from or remaining in said container; disengaging said valve stem of said container from said support block in said lower portion while maintaining a connection between said container and said upper portion; and pivoting said upper portion with said container connected thereto relative to said lower portion, wherein said pivoting said upper portion with said container connected thereto relative to said lower portion comprises pivoting said upper portion and said container about a second longitudinal axis, wherein said first and second longitudinal axes are substantially parallel. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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