Refillable pump dispenser and refill cartridge

A refillable pump dispenser comprising:

• (i) a container having a first and second end storing a pumpable product;
• (ii) a pump means for drawing the product from the container and dispensing same, the pump means being positioned over the first end of the container and comprising:
• (a) a connector tube with upper and lower ends, the lower end of the connector tube having a sharpened mouth which traverses a longitudinal axis of the connector tube at an acute angle;
• (b) a collecting chamber for receiving product drawn upward from the connector tube;
• (c) a one-way check valve interposed between the upper end of the connector tube and the collecting chamber;
• (d) an elastomeric wall at least partially positioned over and communicating with the collecting chamber, the elastomeric wall being resiliently pressable thereby compressing the collecting chamber;
• (e) a dispensing member communicating with the collecting chamber having an exit orifice through which product can flow outward;
• (f) a one-way monitoring valve downstream from the collecting chamber controlling the outward flow through the dispensing member;
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• (g) a refill cartridge positioned within the container, the cartridge having a dispensing end communicating with the connector tube and through which product is drawn, the refill cartridge comprising a collapsible pouch having annular fitment across a dispensing opening of the pouch for securing walls of the pouch thereto, the annular fitment including a cone receptacle extending upward from a top surface of the annular fitment, the cone receptacle having a central recess with sidewalls configured in a taper ranging from 0.5.degree. to 5.degree., and a frangible septum stretching across a full bore of the central recess along the taper to seal contents of the pouch.