Patent ID: 6945449

Claim:
A box for conveniently storing and dispensing material comprising: a front wall; a back wall; a first and a second side wall: said side walls being narrower than said front and back walls; a first one of said side walls having an opening and an inside surface; a top and a bottom flap; a slide that is in contact with the inside surface of said first side wall, said slide having an opening; wherein said front wall, said back wall, said first and second side walls, and said top and bottom flaps are interconnected so as to form a box, said slide being movable between an open position in which said slide opening substantially aligns with said side wall opening and a closed position in which said slide opening is entirely out of alignment with said front wall opening, thereby closing said box; and said slide having sides which are cut so that said slide extends generally parallel to said top flap when said box is in the form of a flat blank prior to box formation; said box having fold lines between the side walls and the front and back walls, and said slide having side edges which are cut perpendicular to said fold lines when said box is in the form of a flat blank prior to box formation; whereby efficient use of package material and minimum waste are achieved, and said box including the slide may be formed by folding without special insertion of the slide.