Dispensing apparatus and method suitable for heterogeneous composition

A method of dispensing a heterogeneous cleaning composition comprising:

• piercing and pushing aside a covering on an opening of a container with a hollow contoured spike and rinsing the container;
• thereby transferring the contents of the container into a dilution system;
• combining the contents with a fluid to produce an intermediate composition;
• and
• dispensing the intermediate composition to a washing machine;
• wherein the hollow contoured spike:
• comprises beveled surfaces, a spike leg, and a plurality of points, the points being asymmetrically arranged on the hollow contoured spike;
• is configured to break and push aside seal from container opening;
• and
• defines a cavity;
• the cavity being configured to allow the composition to pass through the hollow contoured spike and to house at least a portion of a rinsing system.

A dispensing apparatus comprising:

• a breach system;
• a dilution system;
• a distribution system;
• and
• a controlled valve system;
• the breach system being configured to open a container and release a composition from the container and into the dilution system;
• the breach system comprising a rinsing system and a hollow contoured spike;
• the rinsing system being configured to contact the container and composition remaining in the container with a fluid and remove additional composition from the container;
• the hollow contoured spike:
• comprising a point, beveled surfaces, and a spike leg;
• being configured to break and push aside a seal from the container opening;
• and
• defining a cavity;
• the cavity being configured to allow the composition to pass through the hollow contoured spike and to house at least a portion of the rinsing system;
• the dilution system being configured to receive the composition and to mix the composition with the liquid;
• the distribution system being configured to transport the mixture of composition and liquid from the apparatus;
• the controlled valve system being configured to control the temperature of water entering the dispensing apparatus.