Patent ID: 6845880
Filing Date: 2005-01-25
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. The combination of a set of solid articles and their dispensing container, said combination comprising: a four-cornered enclosure including two opposite side walls, a front wall, a back wall and a top cover; each of said walls having a front edge connected to said front wall and a back edge connected to said back wall; a ramp parallel to, and held between said side walls in a lower region of said enclosure; said ramp being oriented downwardly from said back edges toward said front edges; said ramp having a lower forefront; a number of said articles being contiguously disposed side-by-side on said ramp in a first row between said back wall and a lower area of said ramp; an exit port located proximate said forefront and being shaped and dimensioned to allow passage of one of said articles; a substantially flat plate having a front end, a back end, a top surface and a bottom surface, said plate being shaped and dimensioned to extend over said number of articles; a barrier secured to the bottom face of said plate proximate said front end, comprising a fixed wedge-shaped bar, said barrier being shaped and dimensioned to prevent said number of articles from moving on said ramp toward said exit port; a second row of articles resting above the top surface of said plate; a first article positioned between the forefront of said ramp and said exit port; and a second article laying above said first article and between said barrier and said front wall; whereby upon opening of said exit port, said articles exit said enclosure in an orderly sequence.