Patent ID: 7946450
Filing Date: 2011-05-24
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A dispensing container, comprising: an outer casing body having a cavity therein and an open end; a dispensing tray adapted for sliding movement within the cavity of the outer casing body between a closed and locked position and a dispensing position, the dispensing tray comprising an internal storage compartment adapted for storage of a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed, a dispensing window through which a stored unit of product is accessible when the dispensing tray is in the dispensing position, and a stop adapted for engaging the outer casing body to prevent removal of the dispensing tray from the cavity of the outer casing body; and a locking mechanism adapted for releasably locking the dispensing tray in the closed and locked position, the locking mechanism comprising one or more protrusions projecting from the outer casing body into the cavity and positioned adjacent to a moveable flap formed in the outer casing body, and one or more recesses carried by the dispensing tray and operatively positioned to engage the one or more protrusions when the dispensing tray is in the closed and locked position, such that depressing the flap will effect separation of the one or more protrusions from the one or more recesses and allow sliding movement of the dispensing tray within the outer casing body; wherein the storage compartment of the dispensing tray has a floor facing the moveable flap of the outer casing body in which at least one opening extends longitudinally in the direction of travel of the dispensing tray, and wherein the outer casing body comprises at least one longitudinally extending ridge operatively positioned to move into engagement with the at least one opening of the storage compartment as the dispensing tray slides from the dispensing position to the closed and locked position, the at least one longitudinally extending ridge being positioned to contact a unit of stored product adjacent to the floor of the storage compartment while moving into engagement with the at least one opening.