Patent ID: 7617935
Filing Date: 2009-11-17
Classification: A61J,B65D,Y02W

Abstract:
1. A package for storing and dispensing tablets or like separate items, comprising: a hollow container body having a closed end and an opposite end with an elongate opening defined by a rim; and a tray with a plurality of tablets or items separately secured thereto for being dispensed from said container body, said tray being slidable relative to said container body such that said tray is slidable between a retracted position in which said tablets or items are located entirely within said container body and a dispensing position in which a proximal part of said tray holding said tablets or items extends externally of said container body via said opening of said container body and in which a distal end part of said tray is captured and retained within said container body; said container body including opposed front and rear body sections having locking portions that cooperatively engage to lock said front and rear body sections together in a closed position to form said container body, said locking portions being releasable to position said front and rear body sections in an open tray re-loading position; and said distal end part of said tray including an upstanding post, flange, or wall and one of said front and rear body sections including a post, flange, or wall extending within said container body adjacent said elongate opening of said container body, said post, flange or wall of said body sections and said tray being cooperatively engageable to prevent said distal end part of said tray from passing through said elongate opening of said container body.