A container includes a base portion (11), a lid portion (12), and a hinge portion (13) connecting the base portion to the lid portion. The lid portion and/or the base portion are movable about the hinge portion between an open configuration and a closed configuration in which the lid portion overlie
A container includes a base portion (11), a lid portion (12), and a hinge portion (13) connecting the base portion to the lid portion. The lid portion and/or the base portion are movable about the hinge portion between an open configuration and a closed configuration in which the lid portion overlies the base portion substantially in the form of a book. The base portion has a shell (40) attached thereto to form a sheath for receiving one or more articles (20). The sheath has an open end or outlet (44) and allows one or more articles to slide relative thereto in the direction substantially parallel to the base portion between a storage position and one or more dispensing positions.
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1. A container for housing one or more articles, the container comprising a base portion, a shell attached to the base portion to form a sheath for receiving one or more articles, and a lid portion hingedly connected to the sheath such that the lid portion and/or base portion are movable between an
1. A container for housing one or more articles, the container comprising a base portion, a shell attached to the base portion to form a sheath for receiving one or more articles, and a lid portion hingedly connected to the sheath such that the lid portion and/or base portion are movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration in which the lid portion overlies the shell, the sheath having an outlet through which one or more articles are allowed to slide relative to the sheath in a direction substantially parallel to the base portion between a storage position and one or more dispensing positions, wherein the shell comprises a primary shell panel and a shell side panel, the shell side panel being connected to the primary shell panel by a first fold line, the shell primary panel having a cutout area adapted to allow a finger or object to be inserted therethrough to slidably move one or more articles at least partly out of or into the sheath, the shell comprising an indexing tab for yieldably restricting movement of one or more articles, the indexing tab being hingedly connected to the primary shell panel along a perimeter of the cutout area and being folded inwardly of the sheath to interfere with movement of one or more articles in the sheath. 2. A container as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a closure for closing the outlet of the shell, the closure comprising at least one closure flap hingedly connected to at least one of the lid and the base portion. 3. A container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the perimeter of the cutout area includes first and second opposed end edges, the first end edge being proximate one end of the sheath where the outlet is located, the second end edge being proximate the other end of the sheath opposite the outlet, and wherein the indexing tab is hingedly connected to the first end edge by a second fold line. 4. A container as claimed in claim 3, further comprises one or more articles removably received in the sheath, wherein the direction of movement of the one or more articles is substantially perpendicular to the second fold line. 5. A container as claimed in claim 4, wherein the indexing tab is connected to the shell such that the indexing tab enables sliding of the one or more articles relative to the indexing tab in a direction substantially parallel to the base portion between the storage position and the at least one dispensing position, the indexing tab extending into the sheath to provide an interference fit with the one or more articles. 6. A container as claimed in claim 5, wherein the indexing tab is disposed to resiliently engage the one or more articles as the one or more articles pass the indexing tab so that the one or more articles are releasably held in a plurality of dispensing positions as the one or more articles are withdrawn from the sheath. 7. A container as claimed in claim 6, wherein the one or more articles comprises a blister pack having at least two rows of blisters, and the indexing tab is disposed between adjacent ones of the at least two rows of blisters to interfere with movement of the blister pack. 8. A container as claimed in claim 3, wherein the second fold line is disposed substantially perpendicular to the first fold line by which the shell side panel is connected to the primary shell panel. 9. A container as claimed in claim 8, wherein the shell side panel is connected to the base portion by a third fold line which is substantially parallel to the first fold line. 10. A container as claimed in claim 3, wherein the other end of the sheath is closed by a closure, the closure comprising at least one closure flap hingedly connected to at least one of the primary shell panel and the base portion. 11. A container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cutout area is shaped and dimensioned such that one or more articles in the sheath are visible from the outside of the sheath through the cutout area. 12. A combination comprising a container and one or more articles housed in the container, the container comprising a base portion, a shell attached to the base portion to form a sheath for receiving the one or more articles, and a lid portion hingedly connected to the sheath such that the lid portion and/or base portion are movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration in which the lid portion overlies the shell, the sheath having a cutout area through which a finger or object may be inserted to slidably move the one or more articles relative to the shell in a direction substantially parallel to the base portion between a storage position and one or more dispensing positions, the cutout area being covered by part of the lid portion when the container is in the closed configuration, the cutout area being shaped and dimensioned such that the one or more articles in the sheath are visible from the outside of the sheath through the cutout area, wherein the shell comprises a restricting feature for yieldably restricting movement of the one or more articles, wherein the sheath has an outlet at one end thereof through which the one or more articles are allowed to slide relative to the sheath in a direction substantially parallel to the base portion between a storage position and one or more dispensing positions, and wherein the shell comprises a primary shell panel and a shell side panel, the shell side panel being connected to the primary shell panel by a first fold line. 13. A combination as claimed in claim 12, wherein the restricting feature comprises at least one indexing element for locating the one or more articles within the sheath such that the at least one indexing element enables sliding of the one or more articles relative thereto in the direction substantially parallel to the base portion between the storage position and the one or more dispensing positions, the at least one indexing element extending into the sheath to provide an interference fit with the one or more articles. 14. A combination as claimed in claim 13, wherein the at least one indexing element is disposed to resiliently engage the one or more articles as the one or more articles pass the at least one indexing element so that the one or more articles are releasably held in a plurality of dispensing positions as the one or more articles are withdrawn from the sheath. 15. A combination as claimed in claim 14, wherein the at least one indexing element comprises at least one indexing tab connected to an edge of the cutout area. 16. A combination as claimed in claim 15, wherein the at least one indexing tab extends from the shell into the sheath. 17. A combination as claimed in claim 15, wherein the one or more articles comprises a blister pack having at least two rows of blisters, the at least one indexing tab is disposed between adjacent ones of the at least two rows of blisters to interfere with movement of the blister pack. 18. A combination as claimed in claim 12, wherein the cutout area has first and second opposed end edges, the first end edge being proximate the outlet, the second end edge being proximate the other end of the sheath opposite the outlet, the restricting feature comprising an indexing tab hingedly connected to the primary shell panel along the first end edge of the cutout area, the indexing tab being folded inwardly of the sheath to interfere with movement of the one or more articles.
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