Dual cavity sliding dispenser

A dispensing container, comprising:

• an outer shell comprising a top, a bottom, a plurality of sidewalls extending between the top and the bottom, and two opposing open ends;
• and
• an inner tray, slidably received within the outer shell and extending from each of the open ends thereof, the inner tray comprising:
• at least one storage compartment adapted for storage of a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed, and
• at least one depressible detent comprising a raised surface and a releasable locking component;
• wherein, in a closed configuration, the raised surface of each depressible detent abuts one of the open ends of the outer shell and the releasable locking component interlocks with a corresponding locking component of the outer shell to hold the inner tray within the outer shell, and wherein depressing the at least one depressible detent at the open ends releases the raised surface thereof from the outer shell and the locking component releases from the corresponding locking component to permit sliding of the inner tray outwardly from the outer shell.

A dispensing container, comprising:

• an outer shell comprising a top, a bottom, a plurality of sidewalls extending between the top and the bottom, and two opposing open ends;
• an inner tray, slidably received within the outer shell and extending from each of the open ends 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
• a depressible detent abutting the outer shell at each of the open ends 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 depressible 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, a plurality of sidewalls extending between the top and the bottom, and two opposing open ends;
• and
• an inner tray, slidably received within the outer shell and extending from each of the open ends thereof, the inner tray comprising:
• at least one storage compartment adapted for storage of a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed, and
• at least one depressible detent abutting the outer shell at each of the open ends thereof, the at least one depressible detent comprising a releasable locking component that interlocks with a corresponding locking component of the outer shell;
• simultaneously depressing the at least one depressible detent abutting each of the open ends of the outer shell to disengage the releasable locking component of the at least one depressible detent from the corresponding locking component of the outer shell such that the inner tray is permitted to slide within the outer shell;
• sliding the inner tray outwardly from the outer shell such that the at least one depressible detent at an end of the inner tray slides into the outer shell and the at least one storage compartment is exposed;
• and
• removing at least one unit of product from the storage compartment.