Patent ID: 8444006
Filing Date: 2013-05-21
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A packet dispenser, comprising: a plurality of panels and tabs operatively connected to each other to form a container, wherein the plurality of panels and tabs include an inner panel and an outer panel positioned over an outer surface of a first portion of the inner panel to form a channel between the outer panel and the first portion of the inner panel, the channel having an outlet at an exit end of the outer panel, the outer panel including an outer access notch along the exit end of the outer panel; and a length of attached packets, each of the packets having a blister containing at least one item, wherein said packets are housed within said container, wherein at least one of the attached packets is received in the channel for sliding movement toward the outlet, the at least one of the attached packets being exposed at least in part through the outer access notch to facilitate access to the attached packets, wherein the inner panel includes a second portion connected to the first portion by a first fold line, the second portion extending away from the channel, wherein the inner panel further includes a third portion connected to the first portion by a second fold line that is disposed opposite to the first fold line, the third portion being disposed substantially perpendicularly to the first portion, the third portion comprising a removable thumb notch element that defines at least in part an inner access notch in the first portion of the inner panel, the inner access notch being disposed in substantial alignment with the outer access notch.