Post-foaming gel, container therefor and apparatus and method for heating and dispensing

A combination, comprising:

• a container and a dispensing apparatus, the container including,
• a container body defining a space for storage of the product;
• a valve in fluid communication with the space;
• and
• a hollow stem in fluid communication with the valve and terminating in an exterior end that has at least one side opening therethrough, the hollow stem further including a first tapered sealing surface disposed intermediate the side opening and the container body wherein the stem is adapted for engagement with the apparatus to permit dispensing of product through the side opening into the dispensing apparatus;
• the dispensing apparatus including,
• a coupling member having a second sealing surface that seals against the first sealing surface forming a continuous seal that prohibits flow of product past the seal.

A container for product, comprising:

• a container body defining a space for storage of the product;
• a valve in fluid communication with the space;
• and
• a hollow stem in fluid communication with the valve and having a tapered outside surface extending to a reduced diameter tip terminating in an exterior end that has at least one side opening therethrough wherein the valve is actuable to dispense product through the side opening wherein the container has pressurized product therein in combination with a dispensing apparatus adapted to dispense product and having a coupling assembly and a dispenser inlet valve, wherein the container is engaged by the coupling assembly wherein the hollow stem is adapted to for engagement with the dispenser inlet valve to permit dispensing of product through the at least one side opening into a chamber of the dispensing apparatus, and wherein the chamber temporarily stores product prior to dispensing product from the apparatus.

A combination, comprising;

• a dispensing apparatus adapted to dispense product and having a coupling assembly and a dispenser inlet valve;
• and
• a container of pressurized product disposed in the dispenser and engaged by the coupling assembly;
• wherein the container includes a container body defining a space for storage of the product, a container valve in fluid communication with the space and a hollow stem in fluid communication with the valve wherein the hollow stem has an exterior end that has at least one side opening therethrough and wherein the hollow stem is adapted for engagment with the dispenser inlet valve to permit dispensing of product through the at least one side opening into the dispensing apparatus and wherein the coupling assembly includes a first sealing element engageable with the main body portion and a second sealing element engageable with the end surface.