Patent ID: 7712609

Claim:
A canister comprising: a base; a first wall and a second wall each hingedly attached to the base and moveable between a first and second position; a spring activated platform mounted on the base for movement relative to the base, the platform being located at an interior portion of the canister; and an actuator disposed between at least one of the first and second walls and the platform so that upon movement of the platform, at least one of the first and second walls is moved between the first and the second position, wherein the canister includes a flange and a pivot member, the flange attached to the platform and the pivot member protruding from at least one of the first and second walls and connected to the flange so that upon movement of the platform the pivot member is displaced on the flange in order to move at least one of the first and second walls between the first and second position, wherein the flange includes a slot and the pivot member includes a rod that rides in the slot between a first end and second end of the slot and when the platform is in the first condition the rod is located at the first end of the slot and when the platform is in the second condition the rod is located at the second end of the slot and the translation of the rod between the first and second ends, causes the first and second walls to pivot between the first and second positions.