A container for holding unused and used snus is disclosed. The container comprises a base defining a first compartment to receive unused snus. The base has a bottom wall which is reconfigurable to form a second compartment for holding used snus on the other side of said bottom wall. The first and se
A container for holding unused and used snus is disclosed. The container comprises a base defining a first compartment to receive unused snus. The base has a bottom wall which is reconfigurable to form a second compartment for holding used snus on the other side of said bottom wall. The first and second compartments are each provided with a separate cover.
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1. A container comprising: a base and a lid defining an unused snus first storage compartment therebetween, the base comprising a bottom wall and a peripheral side wall and the lid comprising a top wall and a peripheral side wall, wherein at least one of the top wall of the lid and the bottom wall o
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A container comprising: a base and a lid defining an unused snus first storage compartment therebetween, the base comprising a bottom wall and a peripheral side wall and the lid comprising a top wall and a peripheral side wall, wherein at least one of the top wall of the lid and the bottom wall of the base is a reconfigurable wall to enable a user to form and enlarge a used snus second storage compartment on the side of said reconfigurable wall that is opposite the unused snus first storage compartment, the reconfigurable wall at least partially formed from a resilient material and positionable in a selectable one of a plurality of stable positions, the reconfigurable wall being movable into one of said plurality of stable positions in response to application of pressure thereto by deforming it beyond a predetermined point; anda cover for closing the used snus second storage compartment;wherein a central portion of the reconfigurable wall is slightly recessed with respect to an outer surface of the reconfigurable wall in a first configuration such that the cover and the reconfigurable wall lie flush when the cover is received in the recess and attached to the reconfigurable wall, and the used snus second storage compartment is formed only when the reconfigurable wall is reconfigured. 2. The container according to claim 1, the reconfigurable wall being biased in a direction towards its existing position prior to reaching said predetermined point and being biased in a direction towards another position once it has been deformed beyond said predetermined point. 3. The container according to claim 1, wherein the reconfigurable wall is at least partially formed from a resilient material, enabling the reconfigurable wall to gradually deform such that the reconfigurable wall is capable of assuming any position between two extreme positions. 4. The container according to claim 1, wherein the reconfigurable wall comprises a central portion surrounded by an annular region configured such that the reconfigurable wall deforms in said annular region in response to application of pressure to said central portion so that the central portion moves into the unused snus first storage compartment towards a second configuration. 5. The container according to claim 4, wherein said annular region comprises an annular groove, the central portion folding about the annular groove as it moves towards the second configuration. 6. The container according to claim 5, wherein the annular groove is formed from resilient material configured so that the central portion will assume the second configuration when a predetermined pressure has been applied to the central portion. 7. The container according to claim 1, wherein the container is formed with the unused snus first storage compartment and the used snus second storage compartment that together define a total volume of the container, the reconfigurable wall being configured to enable the relative volume of the unused snus first storage compartment and the used snus second storage compartment to be varied without altering said total volume. 8. The container according to claim 1, wherein the container is formed with only the unused snus first storage compartment that defines a total volume of the container, the relative volumes of the unused snus first storage compartment and the used snus second storage compartment varying according to the positioning of the reconfigurable wall, without altering said total volume. 9. The container according to claim 1, wherein the reconfigurable wall comprises an annular recess, on the outside of an annular groove, configured to receive a cooperating protrusion on the cover to attach the cover to the reconfigurable wall. 10. The container according to claim 9, wherein a cooperating protrusion extends in a radial direction and locates in the annular recess in the reconfigurable wall. 11. The container according to claim 10, wherein the cover includes a second protrusion that extends in an axial direction, said second protrusion locating in said annular groove to attach the cover to the reconfigurable wall. 12. The container according to claim 4, wherein the central region is a rigid plate that does not deform when the reconfigurable wall is reconfigured. 13. A method of forming a disposal compartment in a snus container, the container having a base and a lid defining an unused snus first storage compartment therebetween, in which at least one of the base and the lid includes a wall and a cover, the method comprising: removing the cover from the wall; andapplying pressure to said wall to reconfigure the wall so as to position said wall into a selectable one of a plurality of stable positions, thereby at least one of forming and enlarging a used snus second storage compartment on the side of said wall that is opposite to said unused snus first storage compartment. 14. A container comprising: a base and a lid defining an unused snus first storage compartment therebetween, the base comprising a bottom wall and a peripheral side wall and the lid comprising a top wall and a peripheral side wall, wherein at least one of the top wall of the lid and the bottom wall of the base is a reconfigurable wall to enable a user to at least one of form and enlarge a used snus second storage compartment on the side of said reconfigurable wall that is opposite the unused snus first storage compartment the reconfigurable wall comprising an annular recess, on the outside of an annular groove, configured to receive a cooperating protrusion on the cover to attach the cover to the reconfigurable wall; anda cover for closing the used snus second storage compartment, including the cooperating protrusion, said cooperating protrusion extending therefrom in a radial direction and locating in the annular recess in the reconfigurable wall.
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