Patent ID: 8087540
Filing Date: 2012-01-03
Classification: A24F,B65D

Abstract:
1. A dispensing container, comprising: an outer casing having an open end, a top, a bottom, sidewalls extending between the top and bottom, and an interior compartment; an inner tray slidably received within the interior compartment of the outer casing and comprising a storage compartment configured to store a plurality of units of product to be dispensed, and a dispensing trough in communication with the storage compartment, the inner tray extending outwardly from the open end of the outer casing and configured for sliding movement between a closed and locked position and an open position, wherein the dispensing trough comprises an aperture sized and configured to allow a single unit of product to exit the dispensing trough at one end thereof and a slot at the opposing end thereof, and wherein the outer casing further comprises a rib extending into the interior compartment and positioned to enter the slot of the dispensing trough as the inner tray slides between the open position and the closed and locked position, the rib sized and configured to engage a unit of product within the dispensing trough as the inner tray slides towards the closed and locked position and urge the unit of product through the aperture of the dispensing trough.