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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2004
Fabio Stradella, Camogli, IT;
Giuseppe Stradella, Camogli, IT;
Fabio Stradella, Camogli, IT;
Giuseppe Stradella, Camogli, IT;
Valois S.A.S., Le Neubourg, FR;
Abstract
A dose indicator for a fluid dispenser device, said indicator comprising: a body (); an actuator () that is mounted to turn relative to said body () about a first axis, and including drive means (); and a cylindrical indicator element () that is mounted to turn relative to said body () about a second axis and including a set of teeth () that co-operate with said drive means () of said actuator () so as to turn each time the dispenser device is actuated, said indicator element () further including numeric and/or symbolic indicator means () so as to indicate to the user the number of doses that have been dispensed or that remain to be dispensed from said dispenser device; said actuator () co-operating with actuator means () secured to said body (), said actuator means () being displaced in translation each time the dispenser device is actuated, and co-operating with said actuator () so as to transform the translation of said actuator means () into said actuator () turning.