摘要 |
PCT No. PCT/SE98/00461 Sec. 371 Date May 8, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date May 8, 1998 PCT Filed Mar. 13, 1998 PCT Pub. No. WO98/41260 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 24, 1998An inhaler for administering powder by inhalation and a method of constructing the same, the inhaler including a member which defines a chamber for containing desiccant, the member including first and second parts which when fitted together define the chamber for containing desiccant and include cooperating detent means for holding the same together on fitting, wherein the first part has an outer surface provided with at least one of an internal or external spline and the second part has an inner surface provided with at least one of the other of an internal or external spline, the splines being dimensioned and spaced relative to the cooperating detent means such that, when the first and second parts are fitted together, the at least one external spline is engaged within the at least one internal spline before any resistance to further insertion is caused by the cooperating detent means. |