Dual cavity sliding dispenser

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11932471-B2
Application number	US-202117242881-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 28, 2021
Priority date	Dec 1, 2008
Publication date	Mar 19, 2024
Grant date	Mar 19, 2024

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of dispensing a product from a 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 extendable from each of the two opposing open ends, the inner tray comprising at least one storage compartments adapted for storage of a plurality of units of the product to be dispensed and at least one depressible detent disposed at each end of the inner tray, each depressible detent comprising a raised surface that abuts an outer perimeter of each of the opposing open ends of the outer shell in a closed configuration;
depressing the at least one depressible detent abutting the outer perimeter of one of the two opposing open ends 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; and
removing at least one unit of the product form the storage compartment.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said depressing step comprises simultaneously depressing the at least one depressible detent at each open end of the outer shell.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the at least one depressible detent further comprises a releasable locking component that interlocks with a corresponding locking component of the outer shell, and said step of depressing the at least one depressible detent at each end of the outer shell results in disengagement of the locking components such that the inner tray is permitted to slide within the outer tray.

Assignees

• Reynolds Tobacco Co R
• Reynolds Tobacco Co R

Inventors

• Bailey Ryan
• Gelardi John Anthony

Classifications

• B65D7/10 Primary

  of drawer-and-shell type · CPC title

• B65D9/08

  of drawer-and-shell type · CPC title

• B65D11/12

  of drawer-and-shell type · CPC title

• B65D83/0409

  the dispensing means being adapted for delivering one article, or a single dose, upon each actuation (B65D83/0445 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65D2215/02

  requiring the combination of simultaneous actions · CPC title