Multi reservoir dispenser

A multi reservoir dispenser comprising:

• a main receptacle having a first reservoir for holding a first fluid and a second reservoir for holding a second fluid;
• a first pump mechanism in fluid communication with the first reservoir via a first flow path, the first pump mechanism having a first displaceable plunger;
• a second pump mechanism in fluid communication with the second reservoir via a second flow path, the second pump mechanism having a second displaceable plunger;
• a closure for covering an open end of the main receptacle, the closure having a dispensing opening;
• a manifold having a first orifice in fluid communication with the first flow path and a second orifice in fluid communication with the second flow path, the manifold being disposed within the dispensing opening;
• an actuator assembly comprising a selector and actuator, that is coupled to the selector, the actuator assembly being movable between:
• (a) a first position in which only the first displaceable plunger of the first pump mechanism is actuated by the actuator for discharging only the first fluid through the first orifice of the manifold by causing the first fluid to flow along the first flow path;
• and (b) a second position in which only the second displaceable plunger of the second pump mechanism is actuated by the actuator for discharging only the second fluid through the second orifice of the manifold by causing the second fluid to flow along the second flow path, wherein the actuator assembly is both rotatable to select one of the first pump mechanism and the second pump mechanism and is displaceable in an axial direction to generate a pumping action;
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• a pump housing disposed within the closure and having a post that receives the actuator and the actuator rotates thereabout;
• wherein the first flow path and the second flow path are fluidly isolated from one another along an entire length from the first reservoir to the first orifice and from the second reservoir to the second orifice, respectively;
• wherein the closure includes a first part that is detachably coupled to an open end of the main receptacle and a second part that is coupled to the first part and encloses the second part, the second part having a recessed portion in which the selector is disposed and both rotates and moves in the axial direction;
• wherein the first part includes a plurality of first holes and the dispenser further includes a pump housing that is disposed along a floor of the first part of the closure and includes a plurality of second holes that receive first ends of the first pump mechanism and the second pump mechanism, each first end having a displaceable plunger and a plunger post that extends above a floor of the pump housing, the first holes and the second holes being axially aligned, the actuator being configured to engage and drive the plunger post of the first pump mechanism in the axial direction when the selector assembly is in the first selector position and being configured to engage the plunger post of the second pump mechanism in the axial direction when the selector assembly is in the second selector position.

A multi reservoir dispenser comprising:

• a first reservoir for holding a first fluid and a second reservoir for holding a second fluid;
• a first pump mechanism in fluid communication with the first reservoir via a first flow path;
• a second pump mechanism in fluid communication with the second reservoir via a second flow path;
• a closure for covering an open end of the first reservoir and the second reservoir;
• a first dispensing orifice in fluid communication with the first flow path and a second dispensing orifice in fluid communication with the second flow path;
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• an actuator assembly comprising a selector and actuator, that is fixedly attached to the selector, the selector being disposed within a recessed hollow space of the closure, the actuator assembly being movable between:
• (a) a first position in which only the first pump mechanism is actuated by the actuator for discharging only the first fluid through the first dispensing orifice by causing the first fluid to flow along the first flow path;
• and (b) a second position in which only the second pump mechanism is actuated by the actuator for discharging only the second fluid through the second dispensing orifice by causing the second fluid to flow along the second flow path, wherein the actuator assembly is both rotatable to select one of the first pump mechanism and the second pump mechanism and is displaceable in an axial direction to generate a pumping action;
• wherein the first flow path and the second flow path are fluidly isolated from one another along an entire length from the first reservoir to the first orifice and from the second reservoir to the second orifice, respectively;
• wherein the closure has a flange portion that extends radially outward and an underside thereof has an opening that faces downward and in which the first dispensing opening and the second dispensing opening are located, each of the first dispensing opening and the second dispensing opening facing downward.

A multi reservoir dispenser comprising:

• a main receptacle having a first reservoir for holding a first fluid and a second reservoir for holding a second fluid;
• a first pump mechanism in fluid communication with the first reservoir via a first flow path, the first pump mechanism having a first displaceable plunger;
• a second pump mechanism in fluid communication with the second reservoir via a second flow path, the second pump mechanism having a second displaceable plunger;
• a closure for covering an open end of the main receptacle, the closure having a dispensing opening;
• a manifold having a first orifice in fluid communication with the first flow path and a second orifice in fluid communication with the second flow path, the manifold being disposed within the dispensing opening;
• an actuator assembly comprising a selector and actuator, that is coupled to the selector, the actuator assembly being movable between:
• (a) a first position in which only the first displaceable plunger of the first pump mechanism is actuated by the actuator for discharging only the first fluid through the first orifice of the manifold by causing the first fluid to flow along the first flow path;
• and (b) a second position in which only the second displaceable plunger of the second pump mechanism is actuated by the actuator for discharging only the second fluid through the second orifice of the manifold by causing the second fluid to flow along the second flow path, wherein the actuator assembly is both rotatable to select one of the first pump mechanism and the second pump mechanism and is displaceable in an axial direction to generate a pumping action;
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• a pump housing disposed within the closure and having a post that receives the actuator and the actuator rotates thereabout;
• wherein the first flow path and the second flow path are fluidly isolated from one another along an entire length from the first reservoir to the first orifice and from the second reservoir to the second orifice, respectively;
• wherein the manifold comprises a single part that receives a first conduit that defines in part the first flow path and terminates at the first orifice and a second conduit that defines in part the second flow path and terminates at the second orifice.