Patent ID: 7287666
Filing Date: 2007-10-30
Classification: A45D,B65D,B65H

Abstract:
1. A device for packaging and dispensing stacked items, the device comprising: a box comprising: a stack of said items disposed in the second portion of the box; the first portion of the box including a drive member configured to press against the stack of items while the second portion of the box is being moved toward the retracted position, and to entrain an item in contact therewith relative to the remainder of the stack in order to enable the item to be grasped by a user; and the second portion of the box and the drive member also being configured in such a manner as to prevent the drive member from pressing against the stack of items over at least a fraction of the stroke of the second portion from retracted position toward the extended position, wherein the second portion of the box includes a slot through which the drive member extends while in contact with the stack, and said at least one slideway being configured to keep the drive member away from the stack of items during at least a fraction of the stroke of the second portion of the box going from the retracted position toward the extended position.