Patent ID: 8672195

Claim:
A device comprising: a body; a storage chamber formed within the body; a first valve coupled in fluid communication with the storage chamber and defining (1) a normally closed, fluid-tight position hermetically sealing the storage chamber from the ambient atmosphere, and (2) an open position allowing the passage of fluid through the valve to introduce fluid therethrough to fill the storage chamber; and a second valve coupled in fluid communication with the storage chamber and defining (1) a normally closed, fluid-tight position preventing the passage of fluid from the storage chamber therethrough, and (2) an open position for allowing fluid to flow from the storage chamber therethrough; wherein at least one of the first valve and the second valve includes a valve seat and a valve member defining a sealing surface movable relative to the valve seat between open and closed positions, wherein the sealing surface is engageable with the valve seat in the closed position to form a seam forming a fluid-tight seal therebetween, and is movable relative to the valve seat in the open position to form a valve opening for the passage of fluid therethrough, wherein a length of the seam is greater than a thickness of the valve member, and wherein the device maintains the fluid in the storage chamber hermetically sealed with respect to the ambient atmosphere throughout a shelf life and dispensing of the fluid.