Dispensing device and method for separately storing components and mixing the components

A device for dispensing a mixture of at least two components, comprising:

• a container defining at least two compartments;
• a stopper member configured to selectively seal the two compartments from one another and place the two compartments in flow communication with one another;
• and
• an actuator operably coupled to the stopper member and configured to selectively move the stopper member from a storage position in which the two compartments are sealed from one another, to a mixing position in which the two compartments are in flow communication with one another,
• wherein the stopper member has a height in the storage position that is smaller than a height of the stopper member in the mixing position.

A device for dispensing a mixture of at least two components, comprising:

• a container body defining at least two compartments;
• a stopper member configured to selectively seal the two compartments from one another and place the two compartments in flow communication with one another;
• and
• an actuator operably coupled to the stopper member and configured to selectively cause repositioning of the stopper member from a storage position in which the two compartments are sealed from one another, to a mixing position in which the two compartments are in flow communication with one another,
• wherein at least a portion of the stopper member remains in approximately the same axial position relative to the container body in both the storage position and the mixing position.