Patent ID: 6932246

Claim:
An assembly for containing and dispensing a product comprising: (a) a container for containing a product, the container including a container body having a closed end, the container further including an internal surface; (b) an actuation component; (c) at least one dispensing orifice through which the product can be dispensed from the assembly; (d) a movable component at least partially disposed in the body of the container, wherein the movable component is movable relative to the body, in response to a force exerted manually on the actuation component, from a first position in which a volume between the movable component and the closed end of the container is a first amount to a second position in which said volume is a second amount smaller than said first amount so as to pressurize the product in said volume to deliver the product through the at least one dispensing orifice, and wherein the movable component is movable to return from the second position toward the first position; and (e) at least one passage formed between the movable component and the internal surface of the container during at least a portion the return of said movable component from the second position toward the first position such that air passes through said at least one passage into the container.