Patent ID: 7077176

Claim:
A system comprising: a container and valve assembly, including: a body defining a chamber for receiving a substance therein; and a valve assembly coupled in fluid communication with the chamber and defining (i) an open position permitting at least one of (a) passage of the substance through the valve assembly and into the chamber for storing the substance in the chamber, and (b) passage of the substance out of the chamber for dispensing the substance therefrom; and (ii) a closed position forming a fluid-tight seal between the chamber and exterior of the container, the valve assembly comprising a flexible valve member defining a spring that is approximately dome-shaped when the valve assembly is in the closed position; and a filling assembly including a filling member engageable with the valve assembly and coupled in fluid communication with a substance source for introducing the substance through the valve assembly and into the chamber, and wherein at least one of the valve assembly and the filling member is movable relative to the other to move the valve assembly between the closed and open positions and introduce the substance from the filling member therethrough and into the chamber.