Variable Rate Dispenser With Aseptic Spike Connector Assembly

A dispenser comprising:

• a container having a reservoir, a pierceable endwall, and a cap fit over the container covering the endwall and having an aperture disposed over the endwall;
• a hood fit over the cap, the hood having a barrel defining a bore which is coaxially aligned with the aperture;
• an aseptic spiking assembly comprising:
• a spike mounted for movement in the barrel;
• a first film applied over the cap and sealing the aperture in the cap;
• and
• a second film applied over the bore and sealing the bore in the hood with the spike behind.

A dispenser comprising:

• a container having a reservoir, a pierceable endwall, and a cap fit over the container covering the endwall, with an aperture over the endwall;
• a hood fit over the cap, the hood including a barrel defining a bore which is coaxially aligned with the aperture;
• an aseptic spiking assembly comprising:
• a spike mounted for movement in the barrel;
• a first film applied to the cap;
• and
• a second film applied to the hood opposite the first film;
• first and second conditions of the dispenser, wherein:
• in the first condition, the first film seals the aperture, the second film seals the bore, and the spike is in a retracted position behind the second film;
• and
• in the second condition, the first film is away from the aperture, the second film is away from the bore, the aperture and bore are in open communication with each other, and the spike is moveable between the retracted and advanced positions, wherein the advanced position is defined by the spike extended through the bore, through the aperture, and through the endwall of the cap to couple with the reservoir in fluid communication.