Patent ID: 6905034

Claim:
A clip tray for presenting, retaining and releasing a disk-like cylindrical container, the cylindrical container having a cylindrical sidewall and two generally planar end walls, said clip tray comprising: a partial cylindrical back wall having a first portion and a second adjoining portion extending from the first portion, the second portion moveable between first and second positions relative to the first portion, the first portion adapted to extend circumferentially less than 180 degrees around the cylindrical sidewall of the container and to contact and adjoin the cylindrical sidewall of the container at positions spaced circumferentially less than 180 degrees around the cylindrical sidewall of the container, the first and second portions of the back wall adapted to contact and adjoin the cylindrical sidewall of the container at cumulative positions greater than 180 degrees around the cylindrical sidewall of the container when the second portion is in the first position, and the second portion moveable in the second position outward from the first position to permit less than 180 degrees of contact by the first portion with the cylindrical sidewall of the container; first and second dividers connected to the first portion of the back wall and adapted to contact the two opposite generally planar end walls of the container respectively, the first and second dividers and the first portion of the back wall between the dividers defining a receptacle for the container, each divider extending along the first portion of the back wall and terminating at a terminal end approximately where the first and second portions of the back wall adjoin one another; and slots formed in the back wall generally in alignment with the dividers to extend the second portion of the back wall outward from the receptacle at the terminal ends of the dividers and to separate the second portion from adjacent portions of the back wall except where the first and second portions of the back wall adjoin one another.