Patent ID: 8033425

Claim:
A dispensing container, comprising: a main body portion defining a storage compartment configured to store a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed, the storage compartment extending longitudinally within a plane, the main body portion comprising an outwardly-extending, resilient locking button; and a dispensing tray pivotally engaged with the main body portion and comprising a dispensing chamber in communication through a dispensing pathway with the storage compartment of the main body portion, the dispensing tray configured to pivot, around an axis of rotation substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal plane of the storage compartment, between a closed and locked position wherein the dispensing chamber is inaccessible from the exterior of the container and a dispensing position wherein the dispensing chamber is accessible from the exterior of the container, wherein the dispensing chamber defined by the dispensing tray is open at one end, and wherein the main body portion further comprises an outwardly-projecting lip that covers the open end of the dispensing chamber when the dispensing tray is in the closed and locked position, and wherein the dispensing tray further comprises a tab operatively positioned to slidingly engage a slot in the outwardly-projecting lip as the dispensing tray pivots between the closed and locked position and the dispensing position.