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The invention features, in general, a foaming product that includes a container, a valve stem extending upward from the top of the container, a nozzle member, and a waste product containment region located above the top of the container. The valve stem is movable downward to permit discharge of the

The invention features, in general, a foaming product that includes a container, a valve stem extending upward from the top of the container, a nozzle member, and a waste product containment region located above the top of the container. The valve stem is movable downward to permit discharge of the foaming product from the container through the stem. The nozzle member includes a flow passage for directing the foaming product from the top of the valve stem to a discharge outlet and a movable portion that is movable between a discharge position and an inactive position. When the movable portion is in the discharge position, the valve stem is actuated to permit discharge of product into the flow passage and out of the discharge outlet, and the flow passage does not communicate with the containment region. When the movable portion is in the inactive position, the valve is not actuated, and the flow passage communicates with the waste product containment region such that undischarged foaming product in the flow channel is directed to the waste product containment region.

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1. A dispenser for dispensing a foaming product comprisinga container containing said foaming product and having a top, a valve stem extending from said top of said container, said valve stem being movable downward to permit discharge of said foaming product from said container through said stem, sa

1. A dispenser for dispensing a foaming product comprisinga container containing said foaming product and having a top, a valve stem extending from said top of said container, said valve stem being movable downward to permit discharge of said foaming product from said container through said stem, said valve stem including a top end at said top of said container, a nozzle member including a movable portion that is movably connected to said top of said container, said nozzle member including a flow passage for directing said foaming product from said top of said valve stem through a nozzle inlet of said nozzle member to a discharge outlet of said nozzle member, and a waste product containment region located above said top of said container, said movable portion of said nozzle member being movable between a discharge position and an inactive position, wherein when said movable portion is in said discharge position, said valve stem is actuated to permit discharge of product into said flow passage and out of said discharge outlet, and said flow passage does not communicate with said containment region, and wherein when said movable portion is in said inactive position, said valve stem is not actuated and said flow passage communicates with said waste product containment region such that undischarged foaming product in said flow passage is directed to said waste product containment region, wherein said movable member includes first and second moving portions, said first moving portion having said flow passage therethrough and said discharge outlet thereon, said second moving portion being movably mounted with respect to said first portion such that said second portion closes said discharge outlet when said movable portion is in said inactive position, and opens said discharge outlet when said movable portion is in said discharge position, wherein said first moving portion is spring biased with respect to said second moving portion to a position in which said discharge outlet is closed, wherein said nozzle member has a base portion and wherein said first moving portion is connected to said base portion by an integral hinge.