Patent ID: 8672000

Claim:
A package system for enabling the dispensing a flowable material therefrom into a conduit of a dispensing apparatus, the dispensing apparatus including a pump to which the conduit is connected and which produces suction in the conduit when the pump is operated, said package system comprising a package and a connector, said package comprising a hollow body and a fitment, said fitment being arranged to be opened to enable said flowable material to flow out of said package, said connector including an automatic shut off valve and being arranged to be fixedly secured to the conduit of the dispensing apparatus and releasably secured to said fitment, said automatic shut off valve being arranged to enable the flow of flowable material from said package into the conduit when said connector is secured to said fitment and said fitment is open, but preventing any flowable material in the conduit from flowing out of the conduit when said connector is disconnected from the fitment, said automatic shut off valve being arranged to open in automatic response to suction in the conduit.