A metering valve assembly comprising a ferrule and a valve housing defining an
internal cavity. The valve housing accommodates an annular flange and a compression
spring therein with a valve gasket closing the internal cavity. The valve housing
is attached to the ferrule such that a stem portion of the valve stem protrudes
through apertures provided in both the valve gasket and the ferrule. A stem portion
has a discharge passageway which is normally closed by the valve gasket. Either
an undersurface of the annular flange or a mating surface of the valve housing
is provided with a compressible sealing member while the other is provided with
an annular edge. The compressible sealing member and the annular edge form a seal
therebetween, when the valve stem is sufficiently depressed, to partition the interior
cavity into a metering chamber and a separate filling chamber whereby product may
only be dispensed solely from the metering chamber when a product flow path is established.