Patent ID: 7946422

Claim:
A dispensing and disposing container system comprising: a primary container having an upper opening and defining a primary compartment, the primary container having a top and a bottom; a secondary container having an upper opening and defining a secondary compartment; and a mounting structure on the primary container that mounts the primary container on the secondary container in a first mounting mode and a second mounting mode, the first mounting mode being characterized by the primary container closing the upper opening of the secondary container and the secondary container supports the primary container, the second mounting mode being characterized by the secondary compartment of the secondary container being accessible through the upper opening of the secondary container while the primary container is supported on the secondary container; wherein the containers are each in an upright position in the first mounting mode and the second mounting mode; and wherein the mounting structure extends downwardly from the bottom of the primary container to hold the primary container in a position at least partially over the upper opening of the secondary container in the second mounting mode.