Patent ID: 8578979

Claim:
A process for dispensing fluid to or from a container, comprising: (I) providing said container comprising said fluid, with a fitment attached to said container, wherein said fitment is capable of accepting a dispensing connector that is part of a dispensing apparatus, wherein said dispensing connector connects the supply of said fluid to said dispensing apparatus; (II) inserting said dispensing connector into said fitment to actuate an internal valve body within said fitment; (III) dispensing said fluid from said container through said dispensing apparatus; wherein said fitment assembly comprises: said fitment-attached to-said container for holding and dispensing said fluid and having a generally cylindrical spout attached thereto, said fitment comprising a generally cylindrical external valve body movable to a fixed position within said spout; and a generally cylindrical said internal valve body movable axially within said external valve body, said internal valve body movable between a closed position operable to prevent the flow of said fluid through said fitment and an open position operable to allow the flow of said fluid through said fitment, said internal valve body movable between closed and open positions by insertion of said dispensing connector into said external valve body adjacent said internal valve body, said internal valve body being biased toward said closed position; and a collar for attachment to said dispensing connector and for releasable coupling to said fitment, wherein when coupled to said fitment said collar compressively engages said external valve body to form a seal between said external valve body and said dispensing connector; wherein said collar comprises a generally cylindrical collar body for engagement about said dispensing connector and a fitment end for coupling to said fitment; wherein said collar comprises a compression flange connected to the collar body at said fitment end for engaging and compressing a top edge of said external valve body; and wherein the fitment end comprises an external descending flange and an internal descending flange connected to said base of said collar body, said external descending flange and said internal descending flange being concentric and spaced from each other wherein said fitment assembly is made from a synthetic resin material.