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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2002
Maurice Corrigan, Bernadsville, NJ (US);
Maurice Corrigan, Bernadsville, NJ (US);
Coty Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention includes a dispensing device denoting dosage with an audible signal. The dispensing device comprising: a drive mechanism comprising a threaded shaft and a screw; an elevator movable upwards and downwards on the threaded shaft upon turning of the screw; a barrel at least partially enclosing the drive mechanism, the barrel defining a stovepipe, the stovepipe defining an inner surface, facing the screw of the drive mechanism; at least one indentation defined by the inner surface of the stovepipe; and at least one bump defined by the screw so that turning the screw moves the bump into and out of the indentation, creating an audible signal.