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 a mouthpiece; and
an upper portion pivotally connected to said lower portion about a pivot axis oriented non-parallel to a longitudinal axis and moveably coupled to said container, wherein said upper portion and said container are pivotable together 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 said longitudinal axis at least when said upper portion is in said first position, and wherein said container remains moveably coupled to said upper portion as said upper portion and said container are pivotable relative to said lower portion from said first position to said second position.
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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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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 a mouthpiece; and an upper portion pivotally connected to said lower portion about a pivot axis oriented non-parallel to a longitudinal axis and moveably coupled to said container, wherein said upper portion and said container are pivotable together 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 said longitudinal axis at least when said upper portion is in said first position, and wherein said container remains moveably coupled to said upper portion as said upper portion and said container are pivotable relative to said lower portion from said first position to said second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A dispenser adapted to dispense dosages of a substance from a container comprising:
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a dispenser housing comprising; a lower portion having a support block defining a first longitudinal axis and a mouthpiece; and an upper portion defining a second longitudinal axis, said upper portion pivotally connected to said lower portion about a pivot axis oriented non-parallel to said first longitudinal axis, wherein said upper portion is pivotable relative to said lower portion about said pivot axis from a first position, wherein said first and second longitudinal axes are co-axial, to a second position, wherein said first and second longitudinal axes are non-parallel; and a retainer adapted to be coupled to and in direct contact with said container, said retainer moveably connected to said upper portion, wherein said retainer is co-axial with said second longitudinal axis in said second position. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of using a dispenser housing having a container that dispenses dosages of a medicament, 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, said support block defining a longitudinal axis, wherein a portion of said container is moveably connected to an upper portion of said dispenser housing pivotally connected to said lower portion about a pivot axis oriented non-parallel to said longitudinal axis; successively moving said container relative to said support block along said 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 and said container about said pivot axis relative to said lower portion while maintaining a connection between said upper portion and said container. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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