Details for Patent: 9,737,674

Title:	Dose counters for inhalers, inhalers and methods of assembly thereof
Abstract:	An inhaler for inhaling medicament includes a body for retaining a medicament store and a dose counter. The dose counter has a moveable actuator and a chassis mounted on the body. The chassis is heat staked in position on the body.
Inventor(s):	Walsh; Declan (Co. Kilkenny, IE), Fenlon; Derek (Co. Wexford, IE), Kaar; Simon (Co. Cork, IE), Hazenberg; Jan Geert (Co. Kilkenny, IE), Buck; Daniel (Co. Waterford, IE), Clancy; Paul (Waterford, IE), Uschold; Robert Charles (Leominster, MA), Karg; Jeffrey A. (Hopkinton, MA)
Assignee:	IVAX PHARMACEUTICALS IRELAND (IE) TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS IRELAND (IE) NORTON (WATERFORD) LIMITED (IE)
Filing Date:	Oct 10, 2016
Application Number:	15/289,553
Claims:	1. An inhaler for inhaling medicament, the inhaler having: a body for retaining a medicament store; and a dose counter, the dose counter having a moveable actuator and a chassis mounted on the body; wherein one of the body and the chassis includes a plurality of apertures for receiving one or more pins on the other of the body and the chassis, wherein either the pins or the apertures on the chassis are positioned on three different sides of the chassis for stabilizing the chassis on the body, and wherein the pins are heat staked in position within the apertures to mount the chassis to the body. 2. The inhaler as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dose counter is positioned in a dose counter chamber that is formed in the body at a location beneath the medicament store. 3. The inhaler as claimed in claim 2 further comprising a cover that is fixed to the body to conceal the dose counter chamber.