Patent ID: 8096411

Claim:
A dispensing container, comprising: an outer casing having an open end, a top, a bottom, sidewalls extending between the top and bottom, and an interior compartment, wherein the outer casing further includes a depressible button in the top or bottom and at least one projection adjacent to the depressible button that extends into the interior compartment, wherein the at least one projection of the outer casing has a beveled surface facing toward the open end of the outer casing; and an inner tray slidably received within the interior compartment of the outer casing and comprising a storage compartment configured to store a plurality of units of product to be dispensed and a dispensing aperture through which units of product can be dispensed from the storage compartment, the inner tray extending outwardly from the open end of the outer casing and configured for sliding movement between a closed and locked position and a dispensing position, wherein the inner tray further comprises a first end received within the outer casing, an opposing second end extending outwardly from the outer casing, a flexible locking tab positioned proximal to the first end, and an opening adjacent to the flexible locking tab, the flexible locking tab comprising a first segment extending toward the second end of the inner tray, a second segment extending transversely from the first segment, wherein the second segment provides a surface facing the opening and operatively positioned to engage the at least one projection of the outer casing when the inner tray is in the closed and locked position, and at least one rib extending between the first segment and the second segment of the flexible locking tab, the at least one rib having a beveled surface positioned to engage the beveled surface of the at least one projection of the outer casing to facilitate movement of the inner tray between the dispensing position and the closed and locked position, and wherein the depressible button of the outer casing is operatively positioned to engage and deflect the flexible locking tab of the inner tray when the inner tray is in the closed and locked position.