Patent ID: 7806270

Claim:
A package for storing and dispensing tablets and like items, comprising: a hollow plastic container body having opposed front and rear walls and an end with a mouth finish defining an opening, said front and rear walls having flanges extending within said container body; a divider positioned within said container body extending between and substantially parallel to said opposed front and rear walls and defining separate cavities on either side thereof within said container body, said divider having opposite faces and including flexible, integrally-formed, outwardly-bowed sections that project outwardly from said faces into said cavities; first and second separate trays each carrying a plurality of tablets or like items, said trays being positioned within opposite ones of said cavities on opposite sides of said divider, and each of said trays being slidable relative to said container body such that each of said trays is slidable between a retracted storage position in which said tray is located within said container body and a dispensing position in which at least a part of said tray extends through said opening of said container body, said outwardly-bowed sections of said divider pressing said trays into engagement with said flanges extending from said front and rear walls of said container body to prevent undesired movement of said trays within said container body and to enable said trays to slide in a smooth manner between said storage position and said dispensing position; tray locking mechanisms for preventing distal ends of said trays from being released from said container body; and a separate plastic cap removably securable to said mouth finish of said container body to seal said opening and prevent access to said trays; each of said trays being a blister card and including a plurality of separate blister compartments for securing the tablets or like items to said trays.