Multi-compartment container with ball detent lid closure and stoppage feature

A container comprising:

• four container walls comprising:
• a first container wall;
• a second container wall configured perpendicular to the first container wall;
• a third container wall configured parallel to the first container wall;
• a fourth container wall configured perpendicular to the first container wall;
• a container top;
• rails configured at the container top and extending along the first container wall, second container wall, and third container wall, the rails each having a rail recess and a rail overhang;
• a container bottom opposite the container top;
• a container length extending from the second container wall to the fourth container wall;
• compartments configured within the container, wherein the compartments are configured linearly along the container length;
• compartment walls configured parallel to the second container wall and fourth container wall, the number of compartment walls being 1 less than the number of compartments;
• a ball detent configured within the fourth container wall, the ball detent comprising:
• a ball detent recess;
• a spring configured within the ball detent recess;
• a ball comprising:
• a protruding ball portion protruding from the fourth container wall at the container top;
• a recessed ball portion configured inside of the ball detent recess;
• a lid comprising:
• a lid top;
• a lid bottom opposite the lid top;
• a ball detent receiver configured at the lid bottom, the ball detent receiver comprising:
• a channel;
• divots configured linearly along the channel, the number of divots being 1 greater than the number of compartments;
• and
• a ball detent receiver open end;
• wherein the lid is received by the rail recesses of at least two of the rails,
• whereby the lid slides along the container length parallel to the container bottom;
• wherein the protruding ball portion of the ball is received into the ball detent receiver by the ball detent receiver open end,
• wherein the protruding ball portion is configured within the channel as the lid slides along the container length,
• wherein the protruding ball portion enters at least one divot, whereby the lid stops sliding along the container length unless an additional force is applied to the lid,
• whereby at least one of the containers is exposed via the container top;
• wherein multiple containers are exposed as the lid continues to slide along the container length.