Patent ID: 7984807

Claim:
A container for storing and dispensing consumer products, comprising: a tray having a generally planar top surface into which has been formed one or more discrete cavities for receiving the consumer products; and a cover film to be adhered to the generally planar top surface of the tray by a layer of peelable adhesive to seal the one or more cavities to retain the consumer products in the one or more cavities; the cover film comprising one or more barrier patches and having pre-formed lines of separation defining one or more closure portions each corresponding to a respective one of the one or more discrete cavities to retain the consumer products in the one or more cavities until the one or more closure portions are released by separation along the lines of separation; each of the one or more closure portions of the cover film having selected transmission properties in the area that in use overlies the respective cavity, the selected transmission properties being created by the one or more barrier patches, wherein the one or more barrier patches are shaped and sized to respectively overlie the one or more discrete cavities and are adhered to the underside of the cover film by the same layer of peelable adhesive as that which is used to adhere the cover film to the top surface of the tray; wherein each of the one or more barrier patches is configured to not adhere to the top surface of the tray.