System and method for dispensing a substance into one of multiple patterns

A system comprising:

• a container configured to hold a substance;
• a pump with an inlet in flow communication with the container and an outlet such that the pump is configured to direct the substance into the inlet and through the outlet;
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• a housing including a first removable component with one or more first openings that define a first arrangement, wherein the first removable component is in flow communication with the pump and the container and wherein the first removable component is replaceable with a second removable component defining one or more second openings that define a second arrangement different from the first arrangement, wherein the one or more first openings and the one or more second openings have a fixed cross sectional area;
• wherein the pump is configured to direct the substance through the outlet and through the one or more first openings in the first removable component such that the substance forms a first pattern on a surface positioned proximate to the housing that is based on the first arrangement of the first removable component;
• wherein the pump is configured to direct the substance through the one or more first openings of the first removable component in a second direction that is about opposite with a direction of gravity;
• and wherein the housing is secured to the pump such that the first removable component positioned within an interior of the housing is fixed and prevented from moving in the second direction within the interior of the housing as the substance is directed through the one or more first openings of the first removable component in the second direction.

A method comprising:

• positioning a first removable component within a housing, where the first removable component defines one or more first openings arranged in a first arrangement;
• directing, with a pump, substance from a container in a first direction that is about aligned with a direction of gravity through the one or more first openings of the first removable component within the housing;
• forming a first pattern with the substance based on the directing the substance through the one or more first openings of the first removable component within the housing;
• removing the first removable component from within the housing;
• replacing the removed first removable component with a second removable component within the housing that defines one or more second openings arranged in a second arrangement that is different from the first arrangement;
• directing, with the pump, substance from the container in the first direction through the one or more second openings of the second removable component within the housing;
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• forming a second pattern with the substance based on the directing the substance through the one or more second openings of the second removable component.