Patent ID: 11932471
Assignee: R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method of dispensing a product from a container, comprising:
providing a container comprising an outer shell comprising a top, a bottom, sidewalls extending between the top and bottom, and two opposing open ends; an inner tray slidably received within the outer shell and extendable from each of the two opposing open ends, the inner tray comprising at least one storage compartments adapted for storage of a plurality of units of the product to be dispensed and at least one depressible detent disposed at each end of the inner tray, each depressible detent comprising a raised surface that abuts an outer perimeter of each of the opposing open ends of the outer shell in a closed configuration;
depressing the at least one depressible detent abutting the outer perimeter of one of the two opposing open ends of the outer shell;
sliding the inner tray outwardly from the outer shell such that the depressed detent slides into the outer shell and the at least one storage compartment is exposed; and
removing at least one unit of the product form the storage compartment.