Philip Morris USA Inc.

Yvonne DeVerry

Robert T Mitten

Stephen B Getsy

John H Kutsch

Stephen J Bellamah

Xuan M Pham

Gary L Mengeu

Rutger Thiellier

Andrew Vest

Janet L Thompson

Xuam Pham

Sven Bergmann

Provided is a pocket-sized, hand-held container including a receptacle at least partially housed in an outer housing and a tray, contained within the outer housing and positioned around the receptacle. Preferably, the tray is sealed with a membrane. The receptacle is used to contain spent product. Preferably, the outer housing includes an upper housing and a lower housing. A lid in the upper housing slides open to reveal an openable window in the membrane. In an embodiment, at least one thumb ridge is located on the lid to facilitate opening and closing of the lid.

Pocket-sized, hand-held container for consumer items having a receptacle for used product, sealed tray, and thumb ridge on lid

A pocket-size hand-held container for containing a supply of consumer items comprises a frame, a lid, and preferably a bag is disposed in the container for holding the items being stored. The frame includes front and back portions, top and bottom portions, and side portions, the frame forming an internal storage compartment that stores the items. The front portion forms an access opening for the storage compartment, the access opening being situated closer to the top end portion than to the bottom end portion. The lid is attached to the front portion to be slid linearly between fully closed and fully open positions. In its fully closed position, the lid overlies the access opening, and in its fully open position, the lid lies within the footprint of the container. A securement structure formed by the lid and the frame yieldably holds the lid in the closed position. The bag is formed of a flexible plastic material and includes an openable window situated behind the access opening.

Pocket-size hand-held container for consumer items

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Midlothian, VA, United States of America

Yvonne DeVerry