The container assembly includes a container and a deformable lid. The container has a wall that extends between a base and an open end and includes a fulcrum. The deformable lid includes a mounting portion, a depressible portion, and a dispensing portion. The deformable lid is mounted on the contai
The container assembly includes a container and a deformable lid. The container has a wall that extends between a base and an open end and includes a fulcrum. The deformable lid includes a mounting portion, a depressible portion, and a dispensing portion. The deformable lid is mounted on the container to enclose the open end. The mounting portion is joined to the depressible portion at a first hinge and the dispensing portion is joined to the depressible portion at a second hinge. When the depressible portion is depressed toward the base, the first hinge permits the depressible portion to collapse into the container, the second hinge permits the dispensing portion to slide upon the fulcrum, and the fulcrum biases a forward portion of the dispensing portion away from the base such that the forward portion protrudes from the container.
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What is claimed is: 1. A container assembly comprising: a container having a base and an open end, a wall extending between the base and the open end, the container having a fulcrum; and a deformable lid including a mounting portion, a depressible portion, and a dispensing portion, the deformable l
What is claimed is: 1. A container assembly comprising: a container having a base and an open end, a wall extending between the base and the open end, the container having a fulcrum; and a deformable lid including a mounting portion, a depressible portion, and a dispensing portion, the deformable lid mounted on the container to enclose the open end, the mounting portion joined to the depressible portion at a first hinge, the dispensing portion joined to the depressible portion at a second hinge, wherein, when the depressible portion is depressed toward the base, the first hinge permits the depressible portion to collapse into the container, the second hinge permits the dispensing portion to slide upon the fulcrum, and the fulcrum biases a forward portion of the dispensing portion away from the base such that the forward portion protrudes from the container. 2. The container assembly of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second hinges is a living hinge. 3. The container assembly of claim 1, wherein a segmented skirt depends from the deformable lid. 4. The container assembly of claim 3, wherein engagement of at least a portion of the segmented skirt with a ledge extending circumferentially about an inner wall of the container mounts the deformable lid on the container. 5. The container assembly of claim 1, wherein engagement of a shaft with a hollow shaft mounts the deformable lid on the container. 6. The container assembly of claim 1, wherein a friction fit mounts the deformable lid on the container. 7. The container assembly of claim 1, wherein the container assembly further comprises a first stop and a second stop, the first stop impeding travel of the depressible portion and the second stop disengaging from the dispensing portion when the depressible portion is depressed. 8. The container assembly of claim 1, wherein the dispensing portion includes a dispensing opening, the dispensing opening permitting a product to be dispensed from the container assembly when the depressible portion is depressed. 9. A container assembly comprising: a container including a fulcrum, a first stop, and a second stop; and a deformable lid securable to the container, the deformable lid having a depressible portion and a dispensing portion, the depressible portion joined to the dispensing portion at a hinge, wherein, when the depressible portion is depressed, the depressible portion collapses into the container until the first stop is engaged, the dispensing portion slides upon the fulcrum and disengages from the second stop, and a forward portion of the dispensing portion protrudes from the container. 10. The container assembly of claim 9, wherein the deformable lid is securable to the container by engaging a shaft with a hollow shaft. 11. The container assembly of claim 9, wherein the container includes a ledge extending circumferentially about an inner wall of the container, the ledge acting as a boundary for at least one of the first stop and the second stop. 12. The container assembly of claim 9, wherein the container includes a ledge extending circumferentially about an inner wall of the container, the fulcrum extending away from the base and past the ledge. 13. The container assembly of claim 9, wherein the dispensing portion further comprises a cam surface and a dispensing opening, the cam surface engageable with the fulcrum, the dispensing opening proximate the forward portion and dimensioned for dispensing a product. 14. A container assembly comprising: a container including a base portion and a wall portion, the wall portion having a shaft, a fulcrum, a first stop and a second stop; and a deformable lid having an open position and a closed position, the deformable lid including: a mounting portion having a hollow shaft, the hollow shaft engageable with the shaft such that the deformable lid is securable to the container; a depressible portion adjacent to the mounting portion, the depressible portion having a tapered distal edge, the tapered distal edge tapering upwardly away from the base portion beginning proximate the mounting portion, the tapered distal edge engageable with the first stop; and a dispensing portion adjacent to the depressible portion, the dispensing portion having a cam surface, an edge, and a dispensing opening, the cam surface slidable upon the fulcrum, the edge disengagable from the second stop, and the dispensing opening temporarily blocked by the wall portion of when the deformable lid is in the closed position; wherein, when the depressible portion is depressed, the cam surface slides upon the fulcrum and the dispensing opening moves away from the base portion such that the dispensing portion is no longer blocked by the wall portion of the container. 15. The container assembly of claim 14, wherein the depressible portion collapses inwardly toward the base portion when the depressible portion is depressed. 16. The container assembly of claim 14, wherein the depressible portion collapses inwardly toward the base portion and at least a portion of the dispensing portion is simultaneously biased out of the container when the depressible portion is depressed. 17. The container assembly of claim 14, wherein the tapered distal edge engages with the first stop when the depressible portion is depressed. 18. The container assembly of claim 14, wherein the dispensing portion disengages with the second stop when the depressible portion is depressed. 19. The container assembly of claim 14, wherein the container includes a ledge, at least one of the first stop and the second stop is bounded by the ledge. 20. The container assembly of claim 14, wherein the container includes a ledge, the fulcrum projects away from the base and past the ledge.
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