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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2009
Antoine Laut, Etrepagny, FR;
Lila Graine, Beynes, FR;
Antoine Laut, Etrepagny, FR;
Lila Graine, Beynes, FR;
Aptar France SAS, Le Neubourg, FR;
Abstract
A dose counter for a fluid dispenser device, said counter including a first rotary counter element () forming a units wheel, and a second rotary counter element () forming a tens wheel, said first counter element () co-operating with an actuator member () that is adapted to cause said first counter element () to turn each time said actuator member () is actuated, said first rotary counter element () including means () that are adapted to cause said second counter element () to turn on every tenth actuation of said actuator member (), said actuator member () including an opening that is mounted in rotary manner on said pivot pin (), a substantially rigid and substantially rectilinear tab () extending radially from said opening, said tab () co-operating with the first counter element () on each actuation, said tab () being extended on the other side of said pivot pin by a substantially rigid and substantially rectilinear portion, that is itself connected to an elastically-deformable portion () of shape that is curved and that passes, at least in part, around the pivot pin ().