Indicating device
US7143908B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06M1/163
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for dispensing metered dosages of a substance from a container includes a dispenser housing having a longitudinally extending cavity defined at least in part by a wall and a support block spaced from the wall. The container is disposed in the cavity of the dispenser housing and is container reciprocally moveable within the dispenser housing along a longitudinal axis. An indicating device is disposed in the dispenser housing and includes an annular member disposed around a first end of the container with a valve stem of the container extending beyond the annular member. The indicating device includes at least one indicator member rotatable about an axis of rotation. At least a portion of the indicating device is fixedly connected to the container and is reversibly removable with the container from the dispenser housing.
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