Multi-chambered container

A user selectable multi-chamber dispensing system comprising:

• a first chamber adapted for containing a first flowable substance, the first chamber including a first sidewall and a first pair of structural elements disposed at an upper portion of the first sidewall and a lower portion of the first sidewall, the upper portion and the lower portion defining a first isolated panel therebetween;
• a second chamber adapted for containing a second flowable substance, the second chamber including a second sidewall and a second pair of structural elements disposed at an upper portion of the second sidewall and a lower portion of the second sidewall, the upper portion and the lower portion defining a second isolated panel therebetween;
• a third chamber adapted for containing a third flowable substance, the third chamber including a third sidewall and a third pair of structural elements disposed at an upper portion of the third sidewall and a lower portion of the third sidewall, the upper portion and the lower portion defining a third isolated panel therebetween;
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• a discharge valve assembly in fluid communication with each of the first, second, and third chambers, the dispensing system being configured to dispense a single one of the first, second, or third flowable substances in response to a squeezing force applied to at least one of the first, second, or third isolated panels by user without simultaneously dispensing the other remaining substances;
• wherein the structural elements comprise crevices, dimples, recesses, dents or indentations;
• wherein the first, second, and third isolated panels define bubble-like sections of the first, second, and third sidewall, respectively, and the first, second, and third isolated panels are configured to deform elastically inwards to reduce a volumetric capacity of the first, second, or third chambers, respectively, when a force is applied to the first, second, or third isolated panels to respectively dispense the first, second and third flowable substances.

A method for selectively dispensing a flowable substance from a multi-chambered container, comprising:

• providing a container having a first chamber containing a first flowable substance and a second chamber containing a second flowable substance, the first chamber including a first sidewall and a first pair of structural elements disposed at an upper portion of the first sidewall and a lower portion of the first sidewall, the upper portion and the lower portion defining a first isolated panel therebetween, and the second chamber including a second sidewall and a second pair of structural elements disposed at an upper portion of the second sidewall and a lower portion of the second sidewall, the upper portion and the lower portion defining a second isolated panel therebetween;
• squeezing inward on the first or second isolated panels;
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• dispensing the first or second flowable substance corresponding to the isolated panel being squeezed without dispensing the substance from the remaining chamber;
• wherein the structural elements comprise crevices, dimples, recesses, dents or indentations, and
• wherein the first and second isolated panels define bubble-like sections of the first and second sidewall, respectively, and the first and second isolated panels are configured to deform elastically inwards to reduce a volumetric capacity of the first and second chambers, respectively, when squeezed inwards.

A multi-chamber container for selectively dispensing flowable substances, comprising:

• a first chamber for storing a first flowable substance, the first chamber including a first sidewall;
• a second chamber for storing a second flowable substance, the second chamber including a second sidewall;
• a first partition wall disposed between the first chamber and the second chamber;
• a first structural element disposed on the first sidewall, a first isolated panel defined between the first structural element and the first partition wall;
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• a discharge valve assembly in fluid communication with the first and second chambers, the valve assembly being configured to dispense the first or second flowable substance;
• wherein the structural elements comprise crevices, dimples, recesses, dents or indentations;
• wherein the first isolated panel is arranged to be squeezed inwardly to dispense the first flowable substance,
• wherein the first isolated panel defines a bubble-like section of the first sidewall, and the first isolated panel is configured to deform elastically inwards to reduce a volumetric capacity of the first chamber when squeezed inwards.