Patent ID: 8474624
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A container comprising: a dispensing cartridge defining a storage cavity and an access opening to the storage cavity; a blocking member transitionable from a blocked state relative to the access opening to an unblocked state relative to the access opening, the blocking member covering a greater portion of the access opening in the blocked state than in the unblocked state such that larger objects can pass through the access opening when the blocking member is in the unblocked state than when in the blocked state; and an outer shell including a piercing mechanism configured to transition the blocking member from the blocked state to the unblocked state, the dispensing cartridge slidable within the outer shell between a closed state in which a cover portion of the outer shell overlaps the access opening inhibiting access to the storage cavity when the blocking member is in the unblocked state and an open state in which the cover portion of the outer shell overlaps the access opening to a lesser extent to increase access to the storage cavity through the opening when the blocking member is in the unblocked state.