Patent ID: 8490828

Claim:
A package for dispensing comestible product pieces comprising: a housing having a plurality of walls forming an interior adapted to hold a plurality of product pieces, the product pieces having a face and a side edge with the face being broader than the side edge, and the product pieces being stacked side edge-to-side edge, the housing having a dispensing opening in communication with the interior; a resilient member disposed in the housing interior; and the plurality of walls including a resilient member support wall upon which the resilient member rests, an end wall disposed spaced from and opposite the resilient member support wall, and an access wall extending between the resilient member support wall and the end wall, the access wall including an access aperture disposed adjacent the dispensing opening, the access aperture including an elongate slot extending in a direction of product piece movement upon being dispensed from the package housing, the slot being unobstructed along its length to provide access into the housing interior and permit a user to directly contact the face of at least one of the plurality of product pieces with their finger through the access aperture to move the product pieces out of the interior through the dispensing opening, wherein the resilient member imparts a biasing force which acts to urge the product pieces toward the end wall and the dispensing opening.