Dispensing container

Claim 2

A tubular style dispensing container of rectangular cross section comprising: a face panel; a first side panel joined along a face panel fold line to one side of the face panel; a second side panel joined along a face panel fold line to the other side of the face panel; a rear panel foldably joined to the rear of one of said panels; means maintaining the rear panel in juxtaposition with the other of said side panels. a bottom panel foldably joined to one of aforesaid panels and secured in place; and a dispensing bin comprising a bin panel attached along a bin panel fold line to the face panel and struck out therefrom, a first wing flap struck out from the first side panel and foldably attached to the bin panel along one side thereof, and a second wing flap struck out from the second side panel and foldably attached to the bin panel along the other side thereof; the fold lines joining the wing flaps to the bin panels each being aligned with a face panel fold line; and at least one wing flap being of sufficient length for abutting engagement against the face panel when said wing flap has been inwardly squeezed and the bin partially opened.

Claim 3

A dispensing container according to claim 1; said means maintaining the rear panel in juxtaposition with a side panel comprising a slidable telescopic sleeve fitted over the container.

Claim 4

A dispensing container according to claim 1; the lines defining the wing flap lower edges running upwardly to the face panel fold lines and thence downwardly on the face panel to the bin panel fold line thereby defining downwardly extending wing flaps and an upwardly projecting bin stay at each side of the face panel whereby, upon opening the bin as aforesaid, said bin stays frictionally engage the wing flap lower edges and inhibit bin closure.

Claim 5

A dispensing container of folded blank construction comprising: a full side panel; a first face panel joined along a face panel fold line to one edge of the full side panel; a second face panel joined along a face panel fold line to the other edge of the full side panel; a first partial side panel parallel to the full side panel and joined along a face panel fold line to the first face panel; a second partial side panel coplanar with the first partial side panel and joined along a face panel fold line to the second face panel; a bottom panel foldably joined to one of aforesaid panels and secured in place; means maintaining the two partial side panels in juxtaposition; a first dispensing bin comprising a bin panel joined along a bin panel fold line to the first face panel and struck out therefrom, a wing flap struck out from the full side panel and foldably attached to the bin panel along one side thereof, and a wing flap struck out from the first partial side panel and foldably attached to the bin panel along the other side thereof; and a second dispensing bin comprising a bin panEl joined along a bin panel fold line to the second face panel and struck out therefrom, a wing flap struck out from the full side panel and foldably attached to last said bin panel along one side thereof, and a wing flap struck out from the second partial side panel and foldably attached to last said bin panel along the other side thereof; the lines of foldable attachment between the bin panels and wing flaps each being aligned with a corresponding face panel fold line; and at least one wing flap on each dispensing bin being of sufficient length for abutting engagement against a corresponding face panel when said wing flap has been inwardly squeezed and the bin partially opened.

Claim 6

A dispensing container of folded blank construction comprising: a full side panel; a first face panel joined along a face panel fold line to one edge of the full side panel; a second face panel joined along a face panel fold line to the other edge of the full side panel; a first partial side panel parallel to the full side panel and joined along a face panel fold line to the first face panel; a second partial side panel coplanar with the first partial side panel and joined along a face panel fold line to the second face panel; a bottom panel foldably joined to one of aforesaid panels and secured in place; means maintaining the two partial side panels in juxtaposition; a first dispensing bin comprising a bin panel joined along a bin panel fold line to the first face panel and struck out therefrom, a wing flap struck out from the full side panel and foldably attached to the bin panel along one side thereof, and a wing flap struck out from the first partial side panel and foldably attached to the bin panel along the other side thereof; and a second dispensing bin comprising a bin panEl joined along a bin panel fold line to the second face panel and struck out therefrom, a wing flap struck out from the full side panel and foldably attached to last said bin panel along one side thereof, and a wing flap struck out from the second partial side panel and foldably attached to last said bin panel along the other side thereof; the lines of foldable attachment between the bin panels and wing flaps each being aligned with a corresponding face panel fold line; and at least one wing flap on each dispensing bin being of sufficient length for abutting engagement against a corresponding face panel when said wing flap has been inwardly squeezed and the bin partially opened.

Claim 7

A dispensing container according to claim 4 and further comprising a first divider panel foldably attached to the first partial side panel and extending inwardly to divide the container into two vertically extending compartments, each supplying one of said dispensing bins.

Claim 8

A dispensing container according to claim 5 and further comprising an inwardly extending second divider panel foldably attached to the second partial side panel and in face to face relationship with the first divider panel.

Claim 9

A dispensing container according to claim 6 and further comprising a pair of locking tabs struck out from the full side panel and inwardly folded to maintain the divider panels in fixed position.

Claim 10

A dispensing container according to claim 5; said means maintaining the two partial side panels in juxtaposition comprising a slidable telescopic sleeve fitted over the container.

Claim 11

A dispensing container according to claim 4; the lines defining all wing flap lower edges running upwardly to respective face panel fold lines and thence downwardly on respective face panels to respective bin panel fold lines thereby defining downwardly extending wing flaps and an upwardly projecting bin stay at each side of each face panel whereby, upon opening the bins as aforesaid, said bin stays frictionally engage respective wing flap lower edges and inhibit closure of respective bins.

Claim 12

In a bin style dispensing container comprising a face panel, a side panel perpendicularly attached to the face panel along a face panel fold line, a bin panel attached to the face panel along a bin panel fold line and a wing flap foldably attached to the bin panel along a wing flap fold line; the improvement wherein the bin panel is struck from the face panel, the wing flap is struck from the side panel, the wing flap fold line is aligned with the face panel fold line, and the line defining the wing flap lower edge runs upwardly on the side panel to the face panel fold line and then continues downwardly on the face panel to the bin panel fold line thereby defining a downwardly extending wing flap and a two-sided upwardly projecting bin stay for closure-inhibiting frictional engagement of the wing flap lower edge.

Claim 13

In a bin style dispensing container comprising a face panel, a side panel perpendicularly attached to the face panel along a face panel fold line, a bin panel attached to the face panel along a bin panel fold line and a wing flap foldably attached to the bin panel along a wing flap fold line; the improvement wherein the bin panel is struck from the face panel, the wing flap is struck from the side panel, the wing flap fold line is aligned with the face panel fold line, and the line defining the wing flap lower edge runs upwardly on the side panel to the face panel fold line and then continues downwardly on the face panel to the bin panel fold line thereby defining a downwardly extending wing flap and a two-sided upwardly projecting bin stay for closure-inhibiting frictional engagement of the wing flap lower edge.