Patent ID: 9637258
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: B65B,B65D

Claim:
1. A method of refilling a pressurized dispenser after the previous contents of the pressurized dispenser have been at least partially dispensed, the pressurized dispenser comprising a container, a pouch within the container for storing a fluid, a valve assembly on the pouch, a pressurizing gas between the container and the pouch, and a machine-readable indicia on the container, the method comprising: positioning the pressurized dispenser at a refill station having at least one reservoir with a supply of fluid therein and an information sensor; reading, with the information sensor, the machine-readable indicia on the container to obtain information related to the pressurized dispenser at the refill station; determining, based on the information obtained from the machine-readable indicia, at least one of: an amount of fluid to dispense into the pouch; a type of fluid to dispense into the pouch; or a concentration of fluid to dispense into the pouch; sealingly engaging the pressurized dispenser with a dispensing system of the refill station such that the at least one reservoir is in fluid communication with an interior of the pouch and such that the interior of the pouch remains isolated from the atmosphere exterior to the pressurized dispenser, wherein sealingly engaging the pressurized dispenser with the dispensing system comprises positioning the container into a docking relationship with the dispensing system and raising the pressurized dispenser a distance based on the information obtained from the machine-readable indicia; and after sealingly engaging the dispenser with the dispensing system, dispensing fluid from the at least one reservoir into the pouch based on the information obtained from the machine-readable indicia.