A container adapted for dispensing a product is provided. The container includes an outer casing body for receiving a dispensing tray. The dispensing tray has an internal storage compartment for storage of a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed, and includes a cover plate defining at leas
A container adapted for dispensing a product is provided. The container includes an outer casing body for receiving a dispensing tray. The dispensing tray has an internal storage compartment for storage of a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed, and includes a cover plate defining at least one dispensing aperture through which a stored unit of product is accessible when the outer casing body is in a dispensing position. The container includes a locking mechanism that releasably locks the outer casing body in the closed and locked position.
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1. A dispensing container, comprising: an outer casing body having a cavity therein, the outer casing body having a first portion and a second portion hingedly coupled such that the outer casing body is capable of moving between a closed and locked position and a dispensing position, wherein at leas
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A dispensing container, comprising: an outer casing body having a cavity therein, the outer casing body having a first portion and a second portion hingedly coupled such that the outer casing body is capable of moving between a closed and locked position and a dispensing position, wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion of the outer casing body includes an interior wall;a dispensing tray within the cavity of the outer casing body, the dispensing tray comprising a floor and a plurality of upwardly extending walls extending therefrom, the upwardly extending walls defining an outer peripheral portion configured to conform to a shape of the interior wall of the outer casing body when the outer casing body is in the closed and locked position and separate from the interior wall of the outer casing body when the outer casing body is in the dispensing position, the interior wall of the outer casing body and the outer peripheral portion of the dispensing tray extending substantially parallel to one another, wherein the floor and the upwardly extending walls of the dispensing tray define an internal storage compartment adapted for storage of a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed;a cover plate comprising a separate and discrete piece secured to the dispensing tray, wherein a plurality of inner surfaces of the upwardly extending walls, the floor, and the cover plate cooperate to retain the units of the product in the internal storage compartment, the cover plate defining at least one dispensing aperture through which one of the units of the product is accessible from the internal storage compartment of the dispensing tray when the outer casing body is in the dispensing position, wherein the upwardly extending walls of the dispensing tray define a ledge positioned between the outer peripheral portion of the upwardly extending walls and the inner surfaces of the upwardly extending walls, the ledge receiving the cover plate in a recessed manner such that the dispensing tray and the cover plate form a substantially planar upper surface; anda locking mechanism operably engaged with the outer casing body and configured to releasably lock the outer casing body in the closed and locked position, wherein the locking mechanism is spaced apart from the outer peripheral portion of the dispensing tray. 2. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the dispensing container is adapted for storage of a product selected from the group consisting of pharmaceutical products, candies, mints, and gums. 3. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the cover plate is translucent or transparent. 4. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the cover plate comprises a plurality of projections extending substantially perpendicular from the cover plate toward the internal storage compartment. 5. The dispensing container of claim 4, wherein a terminal end of each of the projections is inclined so as to provide resistance to sliding of a film-shaped product from the internal storage compartment. 6. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the cover plate comprises one or more lip portions extending substantially perpendicular to the cover plate toward the internal storage compartment. 7. The dispensing container of claim 6, wherein the lip portions are shaped to retain a rod-shaped product within the internal storage compartment. 8. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the cover plate forms a substantial majority of the substantially planar upper surface. 9. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the substantially planar upper surface is formed by the cover plate and an edge portion defined by the dispensing tray extending around the periphery of the cover plate. 10. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the dispensing tray further comprises a ramp configured to facilitate removal of a rod-shaped product from the internal storage compartment. 11. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the dispensing tray further comprises at least one wall portion extending toward the cover plate and the cover plate comprises at least one wall portion that extends toward the dispensing tray, the wall portion of the dispensing tray and the wall portion of the cover plate cooperatively defining a non-linear dispensing pathway configured to direct the units of the product to the dispensing aperture. 12. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the floor defines one or more indentations in axial alignment with the at least one dispensing aperture and configured to facilitate removal of one of the units of the product. 13. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the locking mechanism comprises at least one button that is depressed to release the dispensing container from the closed and locked position. 14. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a plurality of projecting members formed on the second portion of the outer casing body and a plurality of tab portions formed on the first portion of the outer casing body, the projecting members configured to engage the tab portions when the outer casing body is in the closed and locked position. 15. The dispensing container of claim 14, wherein the locking mechanism is configured for deflection of the projecting members out of engagement with the tab portions in order to move the outer casing body into the dispensing position. 16. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the dispensing tray is seated within the second portion of the outer casing body, and the first portion of the outer casing body comprises a substantially planar portion and said interior wall extends substantially perpendicular thereto. 17. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the dispensing tray is integrally formed with the outer casing body. 18. The dispensing container of claim 1, further comprising a lip extending around the periphery of, and substantially perpendicularly to, the outer peripheral portion of the dispensing tray. 19. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the first portion and the second portion of the outer casing body are integrally formed. 20. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the dispensing aperture is sized for passage of a single unit of the product. 21. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the internal storage compartment comprises a plurality of products. 22. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the dispensing container is adapted for storage of a product characterized by a shape selected from the group consisting of pill, tablet, strip, orb, sphere, sheet, coin, cube, bead, ovoid, obloid, bean, stick, and rod. 23. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the dispensing container is adapted for storage of a product selected from the group consisting of pharmaceutical products, smoking products, smokeless tobacco products, snack products, and confectionary products. 24. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the dispensing container is adapted for storage of a smokeless tobacco product. 25. The dispensing container of claim 1, wherein the first portion and the second portion of the outer casing body are directly hingedly coupled. 26. The dispensing container of claim 25, wherein the dispensing tray is a separate and discrete piece relative to the outer casing body. 27. A dispensing container, comprising: an outer casing body having a cavity therein, the outer casing body having a first portion and a second portion hingedly coupled such that the outer casing body is capable of moving between a closed and locked position and a dispensing position, wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion of the outer casing body includes an interior wall;a dispensing tray within the cavity of the outer casing body and having an outer peripheral portion configured to conform to a shape of the interior wall of the outer casing body when the outer casing body is in the closed and locked position, the interior wall of the outer casing body and the outer peripheral portion of the dispensing tray extending substantially parallel to one another, wherein the dispensing tray comprises an internal storage compartment adapted for storage of a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed;a cover plate comprising a separate and discrete piece secured to the dispensing tray and defining at least one dispensing aperture through which one of the units of the product is accessible from the internal storage compartment of the dispensing tray when the outer casing body is in the dispensing position, wherein the dispensing tray receives the cover plate in a recessed manner such that the dispensing tray and the cover plate form a substantially planar upper surface; anda locking mechanism operably engaged with the outer casing body and configured to releasably lock the outer casing body in the closed and locked position, wherein the locking mechanism is spaced apart from the outer peripheral portion of the dispensing tray,wherein the cover plate comprises a plurality of projections extending substantially perpendicular from the cover plate toward the internal storage compartment, andwherein a terminal end of each of the projections is inclined so as to provide resistance to sliding of a film-shaped product from the internal storage compartment. 28. A dispensing container, comprising: an outer casing body having a cavity therein, the outer casing body having a first portion and a second portion hingedly coupled such that the outer casing body is capable of moving between a closed and locked position and a dispensing position, wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion of the outer casing body includes an interior wall;a dispensing tray within the cavity of the outer casing body and having an outer peripheral portion configured to conform to a shape of the interior wall of the outer casing body when the outer casing body is in the closed and locked position, the interior wall of the outer casing body and the outer peripheral portion of the dispensing tray extending substantially parallel to one another, wherein the dispensing tray comprises an internal storage compartment adapted for storage of a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed;a cover plate comprising a separate and discrete piece secured to the dispensing tray and defining at least one dispensing aperture through which one of the units of the product is accessible from the internal storage compartment of the dispensing tray when the outer casing body is in the dispensing position, wherein the dispensing tray receives the cover plate in a recessed manner such that the dispensing tray and the cover plate form a substantially planar upper surface; anda locking mechanism operably engaged with the outer casing body and configured to releasably lock the outer casing body in the closed and locked position, wherein the locking mechanism is spaced apart from the outer peripheral portion of the dispensing tray,wherein the cover plate comprises a plurality of projections extending substantially perpendicular from the cover plate into the internal storage compartment to prevent sliding of the units of the product out of the internal storage compartment. 29. A dispensing container, comprising: an outer casing body having a cavity therein, the outer casing body having a first portion and a second portion hingedly coupled such that the outer casing body is capable of moving between a closed and locked position and a dispensing position, wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion of the outer casing body includes an interior wall;a dispensing tray within the cavity of the outer casing body and having an outer peripheral portion configured to conform to a shape of the interior wall of the outer casing body when the outer casing body is in the closed and locked position, the interior wall of the outer casing body and the outer peripheral portion of the dispensing tray extending substantially parallel to one another, wherein the dispensing tray comprises an internal storage compartment adapted for storage of a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed;a cover plate comprising a separate and discrete piece secured to the dispensing tray and defining at least one dispensing aperture through which one of the units of the product is accessible from the internal storage compartment of the dispensing tray when the outer casing body is in the dispensing position, wherein the dispensing tray receives the cover plate in a recessed manner such that the dispensing tray and the cover plate form a substantially planar upper surface; anda locking mechanism operably engaged with the outer casing body and configured to releasably lock the outer casing body in the closed and locked position, wherein the locking mechanism is spaced apart from the outer peripheral portion of the dispensing tray,wherein the cover plate comprises one or more lip portions extending substantially perpendicular to the cover plate into the internal storage compartment such that the one or more lip portions are configured to be positioned between the units of the product and the dispensing aperture to maintain the product within the internal storage compartment until dispensing thereof is initiated. 30. A dispensing container, comprising: an outer casing body having a cavity therein, the outer casing body having a first portion and a second portion hingedly coupled such that the outer casing body is capable of moving between a closed and locked position and a dispensing position, wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion of the outer casing body includes an interior wall;a dispensing tray within the cavity of the outer casing body and having an outer peripheral portion configured to conform to a shape of the interior wall of the outer casing body when the outer casing body is in the closed and locked position, the interior wall of the outer casing body and the outer peripheral portion of the dispensing tray extending substantially parallel to one another, wherein the dispensing tray comprises an internal storage compartment adapted for storage of a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed;a cover plate comprising a separate and discrete piece secured to the dispensing tray and defining at least one dispensing aperture through which one of the units of the product is accessible from the internal storage compartment of the dispensing tray when the outer casing body is in the dispensing position, wherein the dispensing tray receives the cover plate in a recessed manner such that the dispensing tray and the cover plate form a substantially planar upper surface; anda locking mechanism operably engaged with the outer casing body and configured to releasably lock the outer casing body in the closed and locked position, wherein the locking mechanism is spaced apart from the outer peripheral portion of the dispensing tray,wherein the dispensing tray further comprises at least one wall portion extending toward the cover plate and the cover plate comprises at least one wall portion that extends toward the dispensing tray, the wall portion of the dispensing tray and the wall portion of the cover plate cooperatively defining a tortuous dispensing pathway configured to direct the units of the product to the dispensing aperture in a direction of travel substantially parallel to the substantially planar upper surface formed by the dispensing tray and the cover plate.
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