Patent ID: 7594595

Claim:
A device for dispensing a product, the device comprising: a receptacle comprising at least one elastically deformable wall configured to be deformed to vary an interior volume of the receptacle; and a flow reducer defining a length and at least one passage, the flow reducer at least partially comprising an elastically deformable, compressible block of foam, wherein the at least one passage is substantially closed at at least one portion of its length when the flow reducer is in a substantially closed, at rest position, the at least one passage being configured to enlarge when the compressible material is at least partially compressed via the effect of pressure from the product when the interior volume of the receptacle is reduced, thereby enabling dispensing of at least a portion of the product via the at least one passage, wherein the flow reducer is configured such that the volume of the flow reducer becomes reduced when the at least one passage is enlarged from its substantially closed, at rest position, and wherein the flow reducer is configured to be permeable to air so as to enable intake of air when the at least one passage is closed.