Patent ID: 8312993

Claim:
A container for housing a tray or blister pack having at least one blister, the container comprising a base portion, a lid portion, and a hinge portion connecting the base portion to the lid portion and about which the lid portion and/or base portion are movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration, the base portion having a shell attached thereto for receiving the tray or blister pack, the shell having an open end and being adapted to enable sliding movement of the tray or blister pack relative thereto in a direction substantially parallel to said base portion between a storage position and one or more dispensing positions, the shell having at least one detent disposed inside the shell such that the at least one detent is pressed on the at least one blister of the tray or blister pack during the sliding movement of the tray or blister pack so as to interfere slightly with the sliding movement while enabling the sliding movement, in which the shell has a top wall opposed to the base portion and a pair of side walls connecting between the top wall and the base portion, each of the side walls extending substantially in the direction of the sliding movement, the at least one detent being provided on at least one of the side walls.