Patent ID: 7036681

Claim:
An article retrieving container comprising: a container body; a cover body installed on the container body; and an article retrieving element that operates in an interlocked manner with the cover body; wherein: the container body includes an article storage part for storing a plurality of articles and an article retrieval part having an opening through which the articles are to be retrieved to the outside; the cover body is rotatably installed on the container body and openably closes the opening; the article retrieving element retrieves an article positioned in the article retrieval part by an opening operation of the cover body; the article retrieval part is provided with an article holding part that retains the article in a predetermined position while maintaining an attitude of the article; the article retrieval part is provided with a regulating member having a regulating part preventing entry of a new article from a communication part when the cover body is opened; and, the cover body and the regulating member coaxially rotate while contacting each other, and a rotation force generated by the opening and closing operations of the cover body is transmitted to the regulating member through a contact portion therebetween and rotates the regulating member.