Dual cavity sliding dispenser
AssigneeR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
InventorsRyan A. Bailey, John A. Gelardi
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Abstract
A dispensing container is provided, the container including an outer shell comprising a top, a bottom, sidewalls extending between the top and bottom, and two ends, at least one end being open; an inner tray, slidably received within the outer shell, comprising at least one storage compartment adapted for storage of a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed, and comprising at least one depressible detent, the detent comprising a raised surface that abuts the outer shell; wherein, in a closed configuration, the detent holds the inner tray within the outer shell, and wherein the at least one detent may be depressed by pressure to allow the inner tray to slide relative to the outer shell.
Claims31
A dispensing container, comprising:
- an outer shell comprising a top, a bottom, sidewalls extending between the top and bottom, and two ends, at least one end being open;
- an inner tray, slidably received within the outer shell, comprising at least one storage compartment adapted for storage of a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed, and comprising at least one depressible detent, the detent comprising a raised surface that abuts the outer shell;
- wherein, in a closed configuration, the detent holds the inner tray within the outer shell, and wherein the at least one detent may be depressed by pressure to allow the inner tray to slide relative to the outer shell.
A dispensing container, comprising:
- an outer shell comprising a top, a bottom, sidewalls extending between the top and bottom, and two opposing open ends;
- an inner tray, slidably received within the outer shell and extending from each open end thereof, the inner tray comprising at least one storage compartments adapted for storage of a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed, and comprising at least one depressible detent abutting the outer shell at each end thereof,
- wherein, in a closed configuration, the depressible detents abutting the outer shell at each end thereof hold the inner tray within the outer shell, and wherein depressing at least one of the detents permits sliding of the inner tray outwardly from the outer shell.
A dispensing container, comprising:
- an outer shell comprising a top, a bottom, sidewalls extending between the top and bottom, and two opposing open ends;
- an inner tray, slidably received within the outer shell and extending from each open end thereof, the inner tray comprising at least two storage compartments separated by a dividing wall and adapted for storage of a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed, and comprising a depressible detent abutting the outer shell at each end thereof, each depressible detent comprising a raised surface abutting the top of the outer shell and one or more protrusions proximal to the raised surface and configured to engage at least one ridge in a surface of the top of the outer shell facing the inner tray such that engagement between the detent of the inner tray and the top of the outer shell prevents sliding movement of the inner tray while the inner tray is in a closed and locked position within the outer shell;
- wherein depressing each depressible detent disengages the inner tray from the outer shell and permits sliding of the inner tray outwardly from the outer shell, the sliding movement of the inner tray resulting in movement of the detent at one end of the inner tray into the outer shell.
A method of dispensing a product from a dispensing container, comprising:
- providing a container comprising an outer shell comprising a top, a bottom, sidewalls extending between the top and bottom, and two opposing open ends;
- an inner tray, slidably received within the outer shell and extending from each open end thereof, the inner tray comprising at least one storage compartments adapted for storage of a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed, and comprising at least one depressible detent abutting the outer shell at each end thereof;
- depressing at least one of the depressible detents abutting each end of the outer shell;
- sliding the inner tray outwardly from the outer shell such that the depressed detent slides into the outer shell and the at least one storage compartment is exposed;
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- removing at least one unit of product form the storage compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.