MXPA06011509A - Comestible product dispensers and methods of making and using same. - Google Patents

Abstract

Dispensers for comestible products are provided. The dispensers can be made of any suitable material including paperboard and plastic. The dispensers in general open to expose multiple products to the consumer who can select one or more of same. The dispensers are recloseable and can be pseudo-airtight. They can be sized to hold varying amounts and sizes of products. In certain embodiments, glue or adhesive is used to hold the products in place.

Description

transportation, keeping products fresh, and in some cases providing packaging that can be used again. Some edible products do not require that the packaging be robust, solid or that it can be used again. Other edible products are packaged in pieces and may or may not be provided in a package that can be used again, as desired by the manufacturer. If it is perceived that only a portion of the product can be consumed in a session, the manufacturer may wish to provide a box that has a hinged lid connected. With certain edible products, the consumer tears a package and removes a product or piece of the product. One problem with this type of packaging is that the remaining product tends to fall out of the package after the consumer removes a number of pieces from the package. Another problem with these packages is that it becomes difficult, especially with a recently opened package, to remove a part without tearing a significant portion of the package. In the attempt to provide a package that maintains the product even after the removal of multiple pieces, it can make the removal of the edible product more difficult. Closely packing the product can help maintain the product at the expense of access to the product.

Therefore, it is desirable to provide an edible product package that maintains the organization of the products even after a number of products have been removed from the package. It is also desirable to provide edible products in a package, where the products can be easily accessed and removed. Additionally, it is desirable that a package of edible product be flexible, such that it can be sized to maintain different product quantities.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides apparatus for the maintenance and dispatch of improved products and improved methods for the manufacture, maintenance and storage of products, especially of edible products. The packages or dispensers are made of, for example, paper, cardboard, plastic or combinations thereof as desired. The packages or dispensers described herein are generally wider and thinner than the known food product packages, making the packages or dispenser of the present invention more user-friendly and more easily stored, for example, in a trouser bag or consumer shirt.

The products stored in the packages described in the present description are exposed more freely than in the known food product packages, in such a way that the consumer can grab products from multiple different areas of the package. Even so, the modalities described above generally have the ability to keep the products firmly in place so that the consumer can handle and transport the package without fear of banning or losing the products. Certain embodiments described herein include packages having products contained in multiple halves or sides thereof, such that the packages are opened in a wallet-like manner to expose the products on multiple sides of the package. Said configuration tends to maximize the accessibility of the products. The wallet-like form also provides a package that is robust and does not degrade during multiple uses. Certain embodiments described in the present disclosure include packets that can be sealed or closed again and are generally airtight. In one embodiment, the packages are made of plastic and adjusted under pressure or adjusted together in a closed position after use. When closed, plastic packages tend to prevent air from entering the packages. Other dispensers are provided made of paper or cardboard, which can be closed again, robust and tend not to degrade during use.

The packages described in the present invention are also flexible and have the ability to be configured to accommodate different amounts of edible bars, such that a product line can be consistent between, for example, a pack of five bars and a package of fifteen bars of edible products. The dispatchers described in the present description include or provide ample space for the display of information about the brand and the product. In addition, each mode can include an outer wrapper or other type of device that evidences the alteration in such a way that a consumer can easily see if someone has or has not tampered with the package or the products stored therein. For the purposes described above, in one embodiment, an edible product dispenser is provided which includes (i) a multi-sided housing with an open side, the open side is bounded by multiple edges; (ii) a product compartment attached hinged to one of the edges; and (i and j) wherein the compartment includes a trapping area and at least one of the sides includes a stop, the stop located to enclose the trapping area is rotated around the nose to a desired product delivery location. In one embodiment, the compartment is sized to maintain a stack of edible product bars. In one embodiment, the dispenser is folded together from a single piece.

In one embodiment, the dispenser is made of a material selected from the group consisting of: paper, cardboard, plastic, a polymer and any combination thereof. In one embodiment, the compartment includes a front wall that substantially has the shape of the open side. In one embodiment, the compartment includes at least one side wall connected to the front wall, at least one of the front wall and the side wall defines an opening that helps a consumer to remove products from the compartment. In one embodiment, the compartment and housing employ a tab and opening configuration to help maintain the compartment in a closed position with respect to the housing when desired. In one embodiment, the compartment in a closed position is disposed within the housing. In one embodiment, the dispenser includes a wrapping and tear strip. In another embodiment, an edible product dispenser is provided in such a way that it includes (i) an upper portion that includes an upper wall and side walls; (ii) a base portion joined hinged to the upper portion; and (iii) a plurality of edible products attached in a releasable manner along one side of the products to the base portion, such that when the upper portion is rotated away from the multiple base sides of the at least some of the products are exposed. In one embodiment, the products are linked in a row to the base. In one embodiment, the products are each individually wrapped in a wrap, and wherein the wrappers are attached in a way that can be released along one side of the wrappers to the base portion. In one modality, the products are attached to the base. In one embodiment, adhesion is produced using hot glue, cold glue or both. In one embodiment, the base includes at least one band of glue and the products are adhered to the glue band. In one embodiment, the dispenser is folded together from a single piece. In one embodiment, the edible products are attached in a form that can be released to the base portion, such that when the upper portion is rotated away from the three base sides of at least some of the products are exposed. In one embodiment, the dispenser includes an outer wrap and a tear strip. In a further embodiment, an edible product dispenser is provided in such a way that it includes (i) an upper portion that includes an upper wall and side walls; (ii) a portion of the bottom joined in hinged form to the upper portion; and (iii) wherein the upper portion and the bottom portion include matching press fit sides that hold the upper portion and the bottom portion together when desired, at least one of the upper portion and the bottom portion include structures of separate pressure adjustment, in such a way that at least one edible product can be adjusted under pressure by the structures. In one embodiment, each of the upper and bottom portions includes the press fit structures, the structures cooperating to form a pair. In one embodiment, at least one of the upper and lower portions includes multiple snap-fit structures spaced apart such that an edible product can be snapped into multiple locations on the portion. In one embodiment, each of the upper and lower portions includes press fit structures, the structures are dimensioned to collectively hold a desired amount of the products. In one embodiment, the press fit structures of the upper portion are sized to maintain a number of different products than the press fit structures of the bottom portion. In one embodiment, only one of the upper and bottom portions includes press fit structures.

In one embodiment, at least one of the upper portion and the bottom portion includes access openings that assist a consumer in the removal of one of the press fit products therein. In one embodiment, at least one of the upper portion and the bottom portion includes access openings in multiple orientations that assist a consumer in removing one of the press fit products therein. In one embodiment, the upper and lower portions include matching pressure fitting perimeters that allow the portions to be snapped together completely around the products. In yet another embodiment, an edible product dispenser is provided in such a way that it includes (a) a first portion connected in hinged form to a second portion; and (b) wherein the first and second portions are coincident on a shared front side along a profile that varies to (i) keep the edible products within each of the portions and (ii) provide access to the products. to a consumer. In one mode, the profile is a sinusoidal profile. In one embodiment, the dispenser is made of a material selected from the group consisting of: paper, cardboard, plastic, a polymer and any combination thereof. In one embodiment, the dispenser includes a spoiler attached hinged to one of the first and second portions, the spoiler covers the shared front side to help prevent products from being inadvertently removed from the portions. In one embodiment, the first portion maintains a different number of products than the second portion. In one embodiment, the products are secured in adhesive form in at least one of the first and second portions. In one embodiment, the profile includes a snap fit device that matches in a releasable manner with the portions when the portions are closed. In one modality, the profile is drilled initially, and where the consumer breaks the perforations to obtain access to the products. In one embodiment, the profile is perforated along multiple walls of each of the first and second portions. Still in a further embodiment, an edible product dispenser is provided in such a way that it includes (i) a tray holding at least three stacks of edible products; and (i) a sleeve that fits in such a way that the tray can slide, opening the sleeve at two ends and defining an opening dimensioned in such a way that the consumer can reach through the opening of the sleeve to the tray and move the tray in relation to the sleeve to extend at least one half of the stack beyond the open ends of the sleeve.

In one embodiment, the dispenser is made of a material selected from the group consisting of: paper, cardboard, plastic, a polymer and any combination thereof. In one embodiment, the piles include individual casings that hold the products, the casings grouped together in such a way that the product is removed from the casings while the casings remain grouped. In one embodiment, a band array for the wrappers is adhered to the tray. In one embodiment, the stacks include individual wraps that hold the products, the wraps adhered together, so that the product is removed from the wrapping while the wraps remain adhered together. In one embodiment, the dispenser includes an outer wrap and a tear strip. Accordingly, it is an advantage of the present invention to provide packaging or dispensers of improved edible products. It is another advantage of the present invention to provide packages or dispensers of edible products that more easily expose the products therein to the consumers for their removal. It is still another advantage of the present invention to provide improved methods for dispensing edible products.

It is still a further advantage of the present invention to provide improved methods for manufacturing dispensers of edible products and appliances. Additionally, it is an advantage of the present invention to provide packages or dispensers for edible products that better resist multiple uses. It is a further advantage of the present invention to provide packages or dispensers for edible products that can be sealed or resealed. In addition, it is an advantage of the present invention to provide packages or dispensers for edible products that can be made from a variety of different materials. Additionally, it is an advantage of the present invention to provide packages or dispensers of edible products that are flexible to be dimensioned to maintain varying amounts of the products. Additional features and advantages of the present invention are described in, and will be apparent from, the following detailed description of the present invention and the figures.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figures 1 to 6 illustrate multiple different views of one embodiment of the dispenser and package of edible products of the present invention. Figures 7 to 11 illustrate multiple different views of another embodiment of the package and dispenser of edible products of the present invention. Figures 12 to 22 illustrate multiple views of a further embodiment of the package and edible product dispenser of the present invention, wherein Figure 20 is a sectional view taken along line XX-XX of Figure 19, and Figure 22 is a sectional view of Figure 21 taken along line XXII-XXII of Figure 21. Figures 23 and 24, still illustrate an additional embodiment different from the edible product dispenser and package of this invention. Figures 25 to 37 illustrate multiple views of yet another embodiment of the packet and dispatcher of the present invention, wherein Figure 31 is a sectional view taken along line XXXI-XXXI of Figure 30, Figure 32 is a sectional view taken along line XXXII-XXXII of Figure 30, Figure 35 is a sectional view taken along lines XXXV-XXXV of Figure 34 and Figure 36 is a sectional view taken along lines XXXVI-XXXVI of Figure 34.

Figures 38 and 39 illustrate multiple views of yet a further embodiment of the package and dispenser of the present invention. Figures 40 to 46 illustrate different views of yet another embodiment of the package and dispenser of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention includes multiple modalities for a package and dispenser of edible products. In the embodiments described, the edible products are illustrated as product bars, such as flat, rectangular pieces of edible products. Alternatively, the products raised herein may have any type of suitable shapes, such as a block shape, a pillow shape, a round shape, an oval shape, a rectangular shape, a triangular shape and any combination thereof. . As stated above, certain modalities are illustrated as being made of a paper, cardboard or cardboard material, although other embodiments are described as being made of a plastic material. The present invention expressly includes any of the embodiments made of any material described in the present description, as well as any paper, aluminum foil, plastic, composite or other suitable material. Additionally, although the packages and dispensers set forth in the present description are sized to be easily transported by a person, for example, in a pocket, bag, backpack or the like of a person, the modalities described in an express way are not limited to size and some particular forms. Referring now to the drawings and in particular to the Figures 1 to 6, one embodiment of an edible product package or dispenser is illustrated by dispenser 10. Dispatcher 10 includes two main sections, particularly, a housing 12 and a compartment 14 hingedly connected to housing 12. Figures 1 and 2 show the hinged compartment 14 in an open position. Figures 3 to 5 illustrate the compartment 14 in a closed position with respect to the housing 12. The housing 12 in the illustrated embodiment is generally a five-sided structure having an upper wall 16, side walls 18 and 20, a rear wall 22 (referred to collectively as the rear wall portions 22a and 22b) and a bottom wall 24 (referred to collectively as the bottom wall portions 24a and 24b). The hinged compartment 14 includes a front wall 26 and side walls 28 and 30. The front wall 26 of the compartment 14 and the top wall 16 of the housing 12 include a cooperating apparatus in a mode to assist in keeping the compartment 14 in a closed position when it is desired Optional apparatuses 58a and 58c, shown in phantom lines in Figure 6 provide an example. A tab 58a extends from the front wall 26 and is bent over the top wall 16 along the fold line 58b. The tongue 58a is inserted into a slot or channel 58c defined for the top wall 16, creating a friction fit. Alternatively, the tongue extends from the upper wall 16 and the front wall 26 defining the slot. Additionally alternatively, the tab 58a and the top wall 16 are configured to adhere to each other in a releasable manner. Figure 6 illustrates the package or dispenser 10 on the fin. Figure 6 shows a mode in which the compartment 14 is integrally formed with the housing 12. The compartment 14 is hingedly attached to the housing 12 in the nose line 32. In an alternative embodiment, the compartment 14 is formed as a separate part of the housing 12 and is stuck or otherwise bonded to the housing 12 in the bottom portion 24a. In the illustrated embodiment, the single piece package or dispenser 10 is glued or otherwise matched together in the bottom portions 24a and 24b by an adhesive or glue 34. The glue or adhesive 34 shown in solid lines on a portion of the bottom 24a is received on the side of the portion 24a facing the page in Figure 6. The glue point 34 shown in phantom line on the bottom portion 24b is placed on the inside of that portion. The portion 24a is bent below and glued to the inside of the portion 24b to form the bottom wall 24. That practice is used throughout this specification. Similarly, although not illustrated, the rear portions 22a and 22b are glued or otherwise fixedly matched together to form the rear wall 22. Figures 1 and 2 illustrate that when the consumer 40 shakes the dispenser 10, the compartment 14 falls hingedly out of the housing 12 until the housing 2 traps the compartment 14 in a desired angular position with respect to the housing 12. When the consumer 40 shakes the dispenser 0, the compartment 14 is opened to expose the edible products or edible bars 36. The consumer 40 can hold the dispenser 10 with one hand and subsequently remove an amount or bar of an edible product 36 with the other hand. The products 36 can be wrapped in an aluminum sheet or other barrier material, or exposed, as is the case with each modality described in the present description. Figures 2 to 6 illustrate different embodiments for the trapping compartment 14 at a desired opening angle with respect to the housing 12. Figure 2, illustrates that the side walls 18 and 20, in one embodiment define or include a one fold over or adhered edge 38, shown in the phantom line in Figures 1 and 2. The edges 38 of the side walls 18 and 20, catch the flange flanges 42 integrally formed with or attached to the side walls 28 and 30 of the compartment 14. That is, when the consumer 40 agitates the dispenser 10 forward, the compartment 14 falls hingedly out of the housing 12 until that the flanges with flanges 42 of the compartment 14 strike or abut the edges or traps 38 of the housing 12. That confinement stops the housing 14 at the desired opening angle with respect to the housing 12, the multiple edible products 36 exhibiting one or more of which can then be removed for consumption. Figure 6 illustrates an alternative embodiment for the trapping compartment 14 at the desired open angle. Figure 6 illustrates an edge 44, which is bent below the top wall 16 when the package 10 is assembled. The edge 44, which is folded under the upper wall 16 when the package 10 is assembled. The edge 44 or other similar trapping element can be adhered or glued to the upper part 16 if necessary. As further seen in Figure 6, the compartment 14 is provided with trapping elements 46 which are formed and located in the side walls 28 and 30 of the compartment 14 to trap the folded edge oriented rearwardly of the edge 44 when the compartment 14 reaches the desired open position. The mode for stopping compartment 14 shown in Figure 6 requires less material and assembly than what is required by the embodiment illustrated in relation to Figures 1 and 2. The embodiment of Figure 2, however, provides trap elements 38 as required. along two sides of the housing 12 and therefore can provide a more robust package 10. the stopping compartment 14 can employ both trapping elements 38 on the side walls 28 and 30 and flanges with flanges 42, as well as the edge 44 the element of trapping 46. The side walls 28 and 30 are provided with or to define cuts 52 that assist the consumer 40 to easily remove any one or more exposed edible products 36 from the compartment 14 and the packaging 10. As illustrated in Figures 3, 4 and 6, the dispenser 10 includes or defines multiple different types of indicia, such as the appropriate brand indication, ingredient information, nutritional information, code s of bars or other product identifiers and the like. As can be seen in Figures 3 and 4, certain indexes, such as index 54 can be raised or elaborated in relief. Each of the embodiments described in the present description may include said indices. Figures 3 and 4 illustrate that the package or dispenser 10 can be provided in different sizes. The package or dispenser 10 in Figure 3 is sized in a manner to hold fifteen pieces of an edible product. The package 10 in Figure 4 is dimensioned in one embodiment to maintain five pieces of edible products. A package 10 employing the product line 10 can, thus, include the same appearance for packages of different dimensions and different quantities and product numbers. Although the pieces of edible product are shown to be dispensed residing in a plan substantially parallel to that of the bottom wall 24, the pieces of the edible product may alternatively be disposed residing in a plane substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall 24. Figure 5 illustrates that the package or dispenser 10 in one embodiment is initially covered or sealed with a wrap 50, such as a cellophane wrap. In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 5, a tear strip 56 is provided in such a manner that the consumer 40 can remove the cellophane wrap 50 without difficulty. The wrap 50 and the tear strip 56 provide evidence of tampering with the package 10 and / or the products 36. The tear strip 56 may be provided in different locations on the wrapper 50 and is not limited to the position shown in the Figure 5. Referring now to Figures 7 to 11, a second embodiment of the package or dispenser of the present invention is illustrated by the package or dispenser 60. The dispenser 60 includes an upper portion 62 and a portion of the bottom 64, which is hingedly connected to the upper portion 62. upper portion 62 includes an upper wall 66, a front wall 68, side walls 70 and 72, and a rear wall 74 (Figure 11). Figure 11 illustrates the dispenser or package 60 in the planar configuration and shows the package or dispenser 60 generally held together by the adhesive 34 placed on the upper side of the rear wall 74 as seen from the point of view of Figure 1 and on the bottom side of a flat part 76 connected in a form that can be bent to the side wall 70.

The bottom portion 64 includes a bottom wall 78 and a front wall 80. The walls of the upper portion 62 and the bottom portion 64 are bent as illustrated in Figures 7 to 10, such that when the upper portion 62 is open or closed along the line of engozne 82 (best seen in Figure 1), the edible product 36 is exposed or covered, respectively. As seen in Figure 11, a pair of glue strips 38 or another suitable glue pattern is placed on or defined by the top of the bottom wall 78. Each edible product 36 is secured or adhered in a shape that can be release on one side of the product glue strips 84, as seen in Figures 7 and 8. Products 36, as shown in Figure 8, have or include an outer wrap, such as an aluminum wrap , in one modality. When the consumer 40 moves the upper portion 62 hingedly away from the bottom portion 64, the edible bars 36 are exposed to the consumer 40 in a fan signature or a group-like shape as seen in Figures 7 and 9 The fan-like configuration is formed as edible bars 36 each having a fixed end and a free end, wherein the fixed ends tend to be packed more closely than the free ends. In this sense, the bottom wall 78 can be flexible to allow the arching of the bottom wall, to facilitate or improve the fan-like presentation of the edible pieces adhered (either directly or indirectly) to the wall of the bottom 78. The glue used as the glue strips 84 keep the bars 36 firmly in place. The glue is preferably not strong enough, however, to tear the aluminum wrapper from the bars 36. Alternatively, the bars 36 may each be provided with a wrapper, and the wrappers may each be glued to the shell. bottom wall 38 in a form which allows the consumer to take the bar 36 out of its respective wrapper, with the remainder of the wrap adhered to the bottom wall 78. In one embodiment, one of the glue webs 84 is a type hot melt or hot adhesion type band, while the other band 84 is a cold pressed glue band. The hot adhesion band 84 is advantageous for manufacturing purposes because the edible rods 36 or their wraps can be placed and adhered to the hot glue without the mechanical pressure and potential deformation of the rods 36. When the hot glue or hot adhesion they cool, the bars 36 are held firmly in place. It has been found that menthol edible products are not compatible with hot glue or hot melt adhesion over time. It is believed that menthol migrates in hot glue, tending to dissolve it. Over time, the bonding of dissolved or damaged hot glue deteriorates, causing the edible bars 36 to be undesirably lost from the webs 84 and the bottom wall 78. The cold web 84 requires that the bars 36 be pressed mechanically on that band. However, cold glue does not seem to have the same problem with menthol products as observed with hot glue. The combination of hot and cold glue webs allows the edible bars 36 to be temporarily adhered to the bottom wall 78 during the manufacturing process, such that the bars 36 are held in a position suitable for cold pressing. The cold band subsequently secures the edible bars 36 for the period of time necessary to consume the products. The package or dispatcher 60 includes a number of alternatives not illustrated in Figures 7 to 11. First, the dispenser 60 can have any suitable number of glue strips 84, using any combination or arrangement of hot and cold glue, which are placed and oriented in any desirable way on the bottom 78 or possibly even on the inner side of the wall upper 66. In another alternative embodiment, one or more glue strips 84 are placed on a piece of paper, cardboard or other suitable separate substrate. The edible rods 36 are adhered to the separated substrate. That sub-assembly is then adhered by heat and / or cold pressed to the bottom wall 78 of the bottom portion 64 of the dispenser 60.

As seen in Figures 9 to 11, package 60 includes suitable indices, such as brand indices, bar codes, ingredient information and nutritional information, for example. The front wall 68 of the upper portion 62, defines or includes a cut 86 for assisting the consumer 40 in the hinged opening of the upper portion of 62 from the bottom portion 64. The dispenser 60 in one embodiment is ultimately wrapped with a suitable wrapper, such as a cellophane wrap. The wrapping operates with a tear band as previously planted in relation to the dispenser 10. Figures 7 to 9 illustrate a larger version of dispenser 60 or fifteen rods. Figure 10 illustrates a smaller version of dispenser or five bars 60. As with dispenser 10, a product line employing package 60 can thus include the same appearance with packages of different sizes and quantities and numbers of products. product. Packages 10 and 60 expose the consumer to 40 multiple product pieces at a time and allow the consumer to select any one or more of the exposed products. The pieces may be essentially the same, or a variety of different pieces may be provided (eg, different sizes, flavors, textures, types, styles, etc.). The packaging of the present invention allows the consumer access to the piece (s) of their choice, regardless of their position in the package. The packages can either be closed again after each use and can be provided with coupling lugs / openings, friction devices, adhesives or other means to keep the package 10 and / or 60 in their closed position until they are opened unintentional and can be made from any materials raised above. As indicated by Figures 6 to 11, which show the dispensers 10 and 60 in plan, respectively, the packages 10 and 60 are made on a piece of paper, cardboard or paperboard in one embodiment. Alternatively, the package 10 and / or 60 may be made of plastic or the like. Referring now to Figures 12 to 22, a further alternative embodiment of the package and dispenser of the edible product of the present invention is illustrated by the package or dispenser 90. The package or dispenser 90 includes or defines a cover 92 that is connected in the form hinged to a base 94. The dispenser 90 in one embodiment is mainly made of an injection molding of plastic or polymer or thermoforming. The inner structure of the lid 92 and the base 94 can thus be made from a single hinged piece (see below which includes the product fasteners 98 and 114 connected by the hinge 112). The outer structure of the lid 94 and the base 94 is an exterior wall or shield 96 attached to a single injection molded part. The outer wall or shield 96 in one embodiment is an aluminum sheet, outer paper or cardboard shield that is glued to or otherwise adhered to the upper and lower injection molded product fasteners 98 and 114. The product fasteners molded by injection 98 and 114, as best seen in Figures 18 to 20, each defines three compartments of products. The fastener 98 defines the compartments 100, 102 and 104. The compartments carrying the product 100, 102 and 104, each include peripheral sides 106 and a bottom 108, which in one embodiment are defined or formed integrally with the fastener of upper product 98. The sides 106 extend from the bottoms 108 a desired distance to maintain a desired number of edible bars 36. As seen in Figures 20 and 22, in one embodiment, the sides 106 of the compartments 110, 102 and 104 extend from the bottoms 108 of the compartments 100, 102 and 104 a distance sufficient to accept two edible bars 36 in each of the compartments 100., 102, and 104. The bars 36 are stacked one on top of the other. The upper injection molded fastener 98 also defines the side walls 110 each projecting slightly outwards to fill some of the open spaces otherwise defined by the compartments 100, 02 and 04. The projection walls 0 place a light compressive force on the edible products 36 when the products are loaded between the walls 110. The projecting walls 110 have one or more extensions or spokes 111 (see Figure 20), which extends into the compartments for transporting the product 100, 102 and 104 and overlap a portion or portions of edible products to retain them in their respective product transport compartments 100, 102 104 and hold edible products 36 in a form that can be removed in place. The compressive force applied by the projection walls 110 (lateral) and / or the projections 111 (vertical) is sufficient such that, as seen in Figures 12 and 17, a consumer 40 can open the cover 92 from the base 94 without products 36 falling from compartments 100, 102 or 104 (for the remainder of the present invention, projection walls 110 refer to one or both compression and / or lateral forces). The consumer 40 may thereafter choose an edible product 36 from any desired location within the compartments 100, 102 or 104 or otherwise within the dispenser 90. Although the compartments 100, 102 and 104 are illustrated as holding two bars of edible products 36 each of these compartments can alternatively be sized to maintain any suitable and desirable number of said products. Additionally, although each of the compartments is shown holding the same number of products 36, the compartments may alternately maintain different quantities of products 36, and the products in the respective compartments may be substantially the same, or they may be different (eg. example, of different flavors in some compartments different from others). As best seen in Figures 15 and 22, the outer shield or cover 96 in one embodiment wraps around a hinge portion 112 and extends to cover the outer surface of the bottom product fastener 114. Alternatively, the Cover or outer shield is made of multiple pieces of, for example, paper or cardboard. Figures 18 to 22 illustrate that the upper product holder 98, the hinge portion 112 and the bottom holder 114 in one embodiment are made as a single or thermoformed injection molded part. Alternatively, the product fasteners 98 and 114 are made separately and are assembled to create the package 90, for example, being adhered in the proper register on the cover or shield 96. The forming fasteners 98 and 114 integrally with the section of hinge 112, simplify assembly and provide a robust general package, in which, the material used for plastic hinge 112 allows package 90 to be opened and closed on multiple occasions without degrading or separating. The bottom product fastener 14 in many aspects is a mirror image of the upper fastener 98 and defines a matching or matching compartment 116, 118 and 120 for each compartment 100, 102 and 104 of the upper product fastener 98. The compartments 116 , 118 and 120 of the fastener 1 4, may each include a bottom 108, peripheral side walls 106 and clamping walls 110 as described above for the compartments 100, 102 and 104. Figure 20 illustrates, however, that the side walls 106 for the compartments 116, 118 and 120 of the fastener 114 are sized to hold three edible products 36, as opposed to the two products maintained in compartments 100, 102 and 104. Each matching pair of compartments, particularly pair 100/116, pair 102/118 and pair 104/120 maintain a total of five products 36. In collectively, the pairs of compartments maintain a desired total number of fifteen edible bars 36. Figure 16 illustrates an alternative embodiment for package 90, which has a pair of unique compartments, for example, using only compartments 04 and 120 immediately adjacent to the hinge 112. In one embodiment, the dispenser 90 of Figure 16 maintains a total of five edible products 36. Figure 14 illustrates that the package or dispenser 90 is easily handled by the consumer 40 and is generally wider and flat that known edible product packs (as is the dispenser 60 and other embodiments set forth in the present description). The wider and flat configuration is more conductive to be placed in a bag, shirt or pants. Although the compartments 100, 102, 104, 116, 118 and 120 are illustrated as being executed in the same direction as the hinge 112, the product compartments of the dispenser 90 may alternatively run in a direction generally perpendicular to the direction of the hinge 112 or additionally alternatively at any desired angle with respect to the direction of the hinge 1 2, for example, to maintain and dispatch products 36 of different lengths or different shapes.

Figures 18 and 19 illustrate that the fasteners of the top and bottom 98 and 114 each provide openings 122 between the projection side walls 0 and the non-projection or peripheral side walls 106. The openings 122 allow the consumer 40 easily tear one side of one or more products 36 and look for the product of its compartment. The side walls 106 that form the perimeter of the fasteners 98 and 114 are formed in matching male and female pairs, such that the cover 92 and the base 94 snap tightly together or snap together to create a pseudoseal seal. Hermetic to maintain the freshness and protection of the product. In fact, Figure 20 illustrates that a projection perimeter 124 of the upper clip 98 of the cover 92 fits in or matches the notch 126 formed by the holder 114 of the base 94. The projection perimeter 124 and the slot 126 extends all the way around the perimeter of the fasteners 98 and 114, respectively, as seen in Figures 18 and 19. Figures 21 and 22 illustrate that the projection perimeter 124 and the slot 126 form a press fit or pressure snap seal all the way around the perimeter of the fasteners 98 and 114. Figures 12, 13 and 16 illustrate that the package 90 can define an indentation 28 which helps the consumer 40 to open the cover 92 of the base 94. Alternatively, as seen in each of Figures 12 to 22, the package or dispenser 90 has flanges along its outer perimeter, which provides a structure by which the consumer 40 can easily tear and open the package 90. Figure 13 further illustrates that an alteration resistant seal 130 may be provided to cover the opening or no hinge side of the package 90. The seal 130 may be oriented or placed on the dispenser 90 in any suitable manner . The consumer 40 tears the tape or adhered seal 130 to initially remove the product from the dispenser 90. After which, the consumer pressurizes or adjusts to the perimeter seal together to close the 90 pack again after removing said product. . As noted, the package 90 in one embodiment is made of a piece of plastic that defines the product fasteners and the hinge. In a preferred embodiment, the plastic is injection molded or thermoformed. The cover 96 in one embodiment is a pressure sensitive label made of paper or cardboard. The cover 96 is adhered to the plastic part (s). Alternatively, the cover 96 is made integrally with the plastic part and the index is printed directly on the plastic. Referring now to Figures 23 and 24, a similar though alternative embodiment for the package or dispenser 90 is illustrated by the dispenser 140. Figure 23 illustrates the dispenser 140 opened. Figure 24 illustrates the closed dispenser 140. The dispenser 140 includes a lid 142 and a base 144. The primary difference between the dispenser 140 and the dispenser 90 is that all fifteen edible products 36 are also stored and housed in the base 144. The lid 142 does not store any products, but which in its place serves to cover in a hinged manner and discover the products 36. As with the dispenser 90, the dispenser 140 includes in one embodiment an outer liner or shield 146, which in one embodiment is paper or a label sensitive to pressure . The label 146 is wrapped using one or more pieces around the outside of an injection molded or thermoformed plastic part. The plastic part includes, in one embodiment, a plastic lid portion 148, the plastic base portion 150 and a hinge portion 152 that hingedly connects the plastic lid portion 148 to the plastic base portion 150 and consequently lid 142 to base 144. In an alternative mode, the lid portion 148 and the base portion 150 can be thermoformed or injection molded separately and connected together in a hinged manner by means of the cover or shield 146. In the illustrated embodiment, each compartment 154, 156 and 158 maintains five bars 36, totaling the 15 bars desired. The compartment, alternatively, individual and / or collective maintains more or less than five and fifteen bars respectively. It should be appreciated that the alternative configuration of dispenser 140 can be molded to have only a single compartment, for example, a five bar dispenser, or sized to maintain any suitable amount of products 36. Same as package 90, the base portion plastic 150 forms multiple product maintenance compartments 154, 156 and 158. Each of those compartments uses the same type of apparatus described above for removable maintenance products 36. In particular, each compartment includes or defines peripheral side walls 106. that separate the compartments and projection walls 110 that keep in the form of friction and in a way that the products 36 can be removed in their place. The compartments 154, 156 and 158 also include or define the openings 122 that allow the consumer 40 to easily remove a desired product (s) 36 from a desired compartment 154, 156 or 158. The package or dispenser 140, as the dispenser 90 , forms a pseudo-hermetic seal of a pressure adjustment or tight fit around the perimeter of the compartments 154, 156 and 158. The package 140 provides an alternative male projection portion 160 and an alternative slot 162 that matches to form the seal of press fit or adjustment pressed. The projection portion 160 includes rounded projections 164 which coincide with the rounded notches 166 of the notch 162. The rounded notches 166 also extend into and through the side walls 106 to assist the consumer 40 in removing the products 36 from the portion of plastic base 150. That is, the consumer 40 to the removal of products by tearing the long sides of the products by means of the openings 122 or by tearing the short sides of the products by means of the notch 166. The projections 64 and notches 166 they may also be provided with the projection perimeter 124 and the notch perimeter 126 of the dispenser 90. The alternative package 140 may have approximately the same overall size and shape as the product 90. For that purpose, the product 140, as the product 90 it is sized and shaped to fit easily in the consumer's pants or shirt bag. The package 140 is also relatively airtight, rough and can store the products 36 unwrapped or wrapped individually in the foil. Referring now to Figures 25 to 31, still a further alternative embodiment for the package and dispenser of the present invention is illustrated by the package 170. The package 170, in a preferred embodiment, is made of plastic or another type of composite material relatively rigid. Figures 38 and 39 illustrate an alternative mode although similar to package 170, where the concepts described for package 170 are applied to a paper or cardboard package or dispenser. The package 170 in the illustrated embodiment includes first and second portions or halves 172 and 174. The portions 172 and 174 in one embodiment each define approximately one half of the total volume of the package 170. Alternatively, the volume defined by the portions 172 and 174 is different or disproportionate. The portions 172 and 174 are held together by means of an active hinge 176, which can be formed integrally or separately from the portions 172 and 174. For example, the portions 172 and 184 can be formed as separate pieces and with tapes or otherwise hingedly connected together by means of a pressure sensitive label of paper or cardboard adhering to the back of both portions 172 and 174. Figures 29 to 36, however, illustrate that in a preferred embodiment, package 170 is an integrally formed plastic or polymer molded or thermoformed structure. Figures 31, 32, 35 and 36, illustrate that portion 172 includes or defines a spacer 178. Portion 174 includes or defines a spacer 180. Separators 178 and 180 help determine how many edible bars 36 can be housed or stored. within the portions 172 and 174. In the illustrated embodiment, the separators 178 and 180 allow eight products 36 to be stored in the portion 172 and seven products 36 to be stored in the portion 174. The total number of products stored in the illustrated package 170 is fifteen. Figure 28 illustrates an alternative embodiment, where only the portion 172 is provided, which hingedly coincides with an end 182. Figure 28 illustrates a single-stack version of the dispenser 170, which maintains a smaller amount desired of products 36, such as five or seven. Any version can hold as many products of variable size as desired. Portions 172 and 174 may maintain the same or different quantities of the same or different products as desired. Figures 25 and 28 illustrate that the dispenser 170 is initially provided with a pressure sensitive label 184, which includes suitable indices, such as trademark, ingredient, nutritional and bar code information. The tag 184 also acts as a tamper evident device, which allows the consumer to ensure that the package 170 has not been tampered with or violated prior to use. Figures 29 to 31 illustrate the package 170 in an open position. Figures 33 to 37 illustrate pack 170 in a closed position. Both groups of drawings, as well as Figures 25 to 28, illustrate those portions 172 and 174 defining in their coincident sinusoidal formed edge openings 186 and 188, respectively. Both edges 186 and 188 include a projection portion 186a, 188a, which coincides with a corresponding aperture or notch portion 188b, 186b of corresponding portion 172 or 174. The notches or shell portions 186b, 188b of the edges 168 and 188 allow the consumer 40 to easily reach and remove one or more products 36 from the corresponding portion 72 or 74. The plastic package 170 is snapped or pressed together after the product 36 is removed therefrom in an embodiment . The press fit or press fit tends to provide an airtight seal that protects the freshness of the product and also holds the portions 172 and 174 together, such that the package 170 does not open and inadvertently dispenses the product. The projecting portions 186a and 188a each include or define each pressure adjusting apparatus 190 and 192, respectively, which coincide with the corresponding notch portions 188b and 186b. For example, the apparatus 190 of the projecting portion 186a, as seen in Figure 29, snaps under the case portion 188b of the edge 188. Similarly, the pressure fitting apparatus 192 of the edges 188a pressure fitting with the case portion 186b of the edge 186. Figure 31 illustrates also illustrates the pressure adjusting apparatus 192, which includes a raised portion extending from the defining edge 188. That raised portion or apparatus 192 is press fit with the portion of the notches 186b of the edge 186. The edges 186 and 188 form a continuous and consistent seal when matched as seen from the outside of the package 170 in Figures 33 and 37. The fittings to Projection pressure 190 and 192 block or snap the portions 172 and 174 together, as shown in phantom line in Figures 33 and 37, below the joint created between the edges 186 and 188. The package 170 provides a dis positive maintenance and dispatch of convenient edible product and that can be used again. Figures 25, 27 and 28, illustrate that the shape of the package or dispenser 170 may be arched, such that the package fits more easily or more comfortably in the trouser or shirt bags of the consumer 40. Figures 29 to 37, on the other hand, they illustrate a generally non-arched shape for the package 170, although the front of the package 170 as seen in Figure 35, is slightly buckled in half, producing a slightly oval shape. The rear walls of the portions 72 and 174 directing the hinge 176 and are virtually straight. The sides of the portions 172 and 174 are rounded to facilitate comfort and handling. As seen in Figures 26, 27, 29 to 31 and 36, the long side edges of the bars 36 are exposed to the consumer 40 when the consumer opens the package 170. Such orientation is desirable, in such a way that the consumer can easily sliding the outermost bar (s) 36 from one of the compartments 172 and 174 by means of the housing portions 186b and 188b of the edges 186 and 188. Alternatively, the bars 36 could be rotated 90 ° from the orientation illustrated, such that the wide edges of the edible bars are oriented towards the consumer when the package 70 is opened. Although not illustrated, the bars 36 could be attached or glued to the separators 178 and 180 or other portions of the portions 172 and 174, respectively. Such gluing or joining could tend to minimize the possibility that the bars 36 are free of the package 70 over its opening or while they are open, especially when some or most of the edible products 36 have already been consumed. Referring now to Figures 38 and 39, still a further alternative embodiment for the package and dispenser of the present invention is illustrated by the package or dispenser 200. The package or dispenser 20 is a paper or cardboard version of the plastic dispenser. 170. The package 200 uses the same main sinusoidal edge described above in relation to the number 170, which allows the user to break or break the opening of the package 200 along a hinge line 218 and remove a product from a of the portions hinged by means of the house or opening defined by each of the sinusoidal forms. As illustrated, package 200 includes a front wall 202, a rear wall 204, a bottom wall, an upper wall 208, side walls 210 and 212, and a cover or fin 214. Top wall 208 refers collectively to the upper wall portions 208a and 208b. The bottom wall 206 refers collectively to the wall portions of the bottom 206a and 206b. As illustrated in Figure 39, which shows a flat pack or dispenser 200, an upper side of the side wall portion 210 is adhered by means of adhesive or glue 34 to a bottom side of the side wall portion 210. Although not illustrated, it should be appreciated that the bottom wall portions 206a and 206b are joined or glued together as are the wall portions 208a and 208b. The fins 214 provide a cover resistant to the initial alteration on the perforated sinusoidal line 216 provided on and defined by the front wall 202. The consumer 40, first removes the cover or fin 214 before breaking the opening of the package 200 along the the perforated line 216 and folding the dispenser 170 in half by means of the fold line 218 to remove an edible product 36 therefrom. Figure 39 illustrates that the perforated line 216 extends through the side walls 210 and 212, such that when the consumer 40 separates the package 200 in half or in two, the separation occurs not only along the length of the front wall 202, but along the side walls 210 and 212. The rear wall 204 remains together, although it is folded along the fold line 218. The products 36 can be loaded into the package 200 in any orientation Illustrated in Figure 38. Consumer 40 removes products 36 from package 200 in the same manner as described above for package 170, removing one or more bars 36 by means of the housing portion or cavity defined in each half by the sinusoidal perforated line 216. When a product has been removed, the consumer closes the two portions of the package 200 in such a way that the edges that define line 216 are matched. After which, the flap 214 or front 202 can be provided with an amount of adhesive that aids the flap 214 to adhere or stick to the front 202. The flap 214 and the front 204 can be provided alternately with a flap and a slot configuration (illustrated in relation to Figure 6), which holds the package together in the form of friction and / or adhesive between uses. Package 200 is sized to hold fifteen bars of edible product 36 in one embodiment (eg, seven bars on one side of line 2 6 and eight on the other). Alternatively, package 200 can be sized to maintain a greater or lesser amount. In one embodiment, the bars 36 are attached or glued to the top wall 208 and the bottom wall 206 to help keep the products in place. Glue strips, such as bands 84 (Figure 1) can be used as may be in any combination of hot or cold glue. When initially packaged, package 200 can be wrapped by a suitable wrapper, such as a cellophane wrap. That cellophane wrap in one embodiment includes a tear band that also serves as a device to evidence the alterations. As seen in Figure 39, suitable indices as described above are provided in various parts of the packet 200. Referring now to Figures 40 to 46, still another embodiment of the packet and the dispatcher of the present invention is illustrated by the package or dispenser 220. The package or dispenser 220 includes a cover 222 and a tray 224. The cover 222, as illustrated, moves so that it can be slid along the tray 224 to expose one or more product stacks. 36. The cover 222 is generally a four-sided structure with an upper portion 226, a bottom portion 228 and side walls 230 and 232. The side wall 232 refers collectively to sidewall portions 232a and 232b shown in FIG. Figure 44. The side wall portions 232a and 232b are glued or adhered together as indicated by the adhesive 34 applied to the upper side and the bottom side, respectively. of the side wall portion 232a and 232b, as seen in Figure 44. The flag 224 is generally a three or five sided structure as seen respectively in Figures 41 and 42 (showing the three sides ) and 45 (showing the five sides). Tray 224 includes a bottom wall 234 and sidewalls 236 and 238. Figure 45 illustrates that tray 224 may include additional top wall portions 240 and 242 that are bent over the top of the outer stacks of edible products. 36 to help keep those products in place. To that end, the glue webs 244 are provided on top wall portions 240 and 242 in a manner to help keep edible products 36 in place. Glue strips 244 may include any type of glue or adhesive described above. The glue can be applied directly to the upper wall portions 240 and 242 or alternatively applied to a separate piece of paper 244, which in turn is adhered to the portions 240 and 242.

As seen in Figures 42 and 44, the cover or sleeve 222 includes or defines an opening 246 in a mode that allows the consumer 40 to easily slide the tray 224 in and out of the cover or sleeve 232. In fact, as noted in Figure 41, opening 246 allows operation with one hand of package or dispenser 220. As illustrated, opening 246 in one embodiment has an oval shape; however, the opening 246 can have any desired shape. The relative sizes of sleeve 22 and tray 224 are selected such that consumer 40 can slide tray 224 in any direction against sleeve 222 to expose two stacks of products, and slide flag 224 of sleeve 222 in the opposite direction to expose the other stack of products 36. The sleeve 222 completely covers the products 36 when the sleeve and the tray are in register. However, the products in the middle or central pile are easily obtained. The package 220, like the other dispensers, exposes multiple stacks of products and allows the consumer 40 to remove one or more products, selectively, from a desired and exposed stack. Additionally, the dispenser 220 provides access to the product selectively from one or multiple open sides of the package. · Figure 40 illustrates a larger package, which in one embodiment includes three stacks of five bars, totaling the fifteen desired products 36. As above, the number of stacks may differ, the number of rods in each stack may differ and the total number and size of products 36 may vary. Figure 43 illustrates a smaller version, which maintains a smaller amount of product, for example, five bars 36. Figures 40 and 43 illustrate that the sleeve 226 in one embodiment includes or defines a notch 248 that also assists the consumer 40 to manipulate the tray 224 within the cover or sleeve 222. The packages are sized to maintain any suitable amount of any properly dimensioned products. Figures 41 and 46 illustrate that the products 36 are provided individually in a foil wrapper. Each band of aluminum foil 36 is then placed within a single intermediate bar wrapper 250. That is, an intermediate single bar wrapper 250 is provided for each product wrapped in aluminum foil 36. The single belt wrappers 250 are tied together by a band 252. The web 252 is then adhered by means of the adhesive 34 to a desirable location on the bottom wall 234 of the tray 224. The adhesive 34 may be any of the hot or cold types of the adhesives described above. Adhesive bands similar to bands 244 can also be used. The belt 252 is wrapped tightly around the single belt wraps 250, such that when the consumer 40 pulls one of the aluminum foil products 36, the product 36 is removed from the single belt wrapping 250 as opposed. to the single band wrap 250 that is released from the belt 252. Additionally, a suitable adhesive or wax can be applied between the single band wrappers 250 and / or between one or more of the outer single band wrappers 250 and an inner surface of the clutch 252. The product bars 35 are arranged as illustrated in Figures 41 and 42, in such a way that the bars slide through the open ends of the flag 224, whose open ends are oriented 90 ° from the ends of the sleeve or cover 222. Although not illustrated, the package 220 may include one or more securing devices, for example, a tongue and groove, which prevent the it leaves 222 inadvertently slipping out of sleeve 222. As illustrated, package 220 includes any of the indices described above. Additionally, package 220 is finally wrapped (not illustrated) by a suitable outer wrap, such as a cellophane. The outer envelope, in turn, includes a tear strip, which also serves as a device to evidence the alteration. It should be understood that various changes and modifications to the present preferred embodiments described in the present disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Said changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention and without diminishing its claimed advantages. Accordingly, it is intended that said changes and modifications be encompassed by the appended Claims.

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NOVELTY OF THE INVENTION CLAIMS 1. - An edible product dispenser, characterized in that it comprises: a multi-sided housing with an open side, limited the open side by multiple edges; a product compartment attached hinged to one of the edges; and wherein the compartment includes a trapping area and at least one of the sides includes a stop, locating the stop to limit the trapping area when the compartment moves around the hinge to a position to dispatch the desired product. 2. - The edible product dispenser according to claim 1, further characterized in that the compartment is sized to maintain a stack of edible product bars. 3. - The edible product dispenser according to claim 1, further characterized by being folded together from a single piece. 4. - The edible product dispenser according to claim 1, further characterized in that it is made of a material selected from the group consisting of: paper, cardboard, plastic, a polymer and any combination thereof. 5. - The edible product dispenser according to claim 1, further characterized in that the compartment includes a front wall that is substantially of the same shape and size as the open side. 6. The edible product dispenser according to claim 5, further characterized in that the compartment includes at least one side wall connected to the front wall, at least one of the front wall and the side wall define an opening that helps the consumer to remove the products from the compartment. 7. The edible product dispenser according to claim 1, further characterized in that the compartment and the housing employ a tab and an aperture configuration to assist in maintaining the compartment in a closed position with respect to the housing when desired. 8. The edible product dispenser according to claim 1, further characterized in that the compartment in a closed position is disposed within the housing. 9. - The edible product dispenser according to claim 1, further characterized by including an outer wrap and a tear strip. 10. - An edible product dispenser, characterized in that it comprises: an upper portion that includes an upper wall and side walls; a base portion joined hinged to the upper portion; and a plurality of edible products each having a releasable side attached to the base portion, the plurality of edible products being accessible when the top portion is moved away from the base portion. 11. The edible product dispenser according to claim 10, further characterized in that the products are joined in a row to the base. 12. - The edible product dispenser according to claim 10, further characterized in that the products are each individually wrapped in a wrap, and wherein the wrappers are attached in a form that can be released along one side from the wraps to the base portion. 13. - The edible product dispenser according to claim 10, further characterized in that the products are adhered to the base. 14. - The edible product dispenser according to claim 13, further characterized in that the adhesion is produced using hot glue, cold glue or both. 15. - The edible product dispenser according to claim 10, further characterized in that the base includes at least one band of glue and the products are adhered to the glue band. 16. - The edible product dispenser according to Claim 10, further characterized in that it is folded together from a single piece. 17. - The edible product dispenser according to claim 10, further characterized in that the edible products are releasably attached to the base portion, such that when the upper portion is rotated away from the base, Three sides of at least some of the products are exposed. 18. - The edible product dispenser according to claim 10, further characterized in that it includes an outer wrap and a tear strip. 19. - An edible product dispenser, characterized in that it comprises: an upper portion that includes an upper wall and side walls; a portion of the bottom joined in a hinged manner to the upper portion; and wherein the upper portion and the bottom portion include matching press fit sides that hold the upper portion and the bottom portion together when desired, at least one of the upper and lower portions include separate press fit structures, in such a way that at least one edible product can be adjusted under pressure between the structures. 20. - The edible product dispenser according to claim 19, further characterized in that each of the upper and lower portions includes press fit structures, the structures cooperating to form a pair. 21. - The edible product dispenser according to claim 19, further characterized in that at least one of the upper and bottom portions includes separate multiple pressure fitting structures, such that at least one edible product can be Pressed in multiple locations on the portion. 22. - The edible product dispenser according to claim 19, further characterized in that each of the upper and bottom portions includes press fit structures, the structures sized to collectively maintain a desired quantity of the products. 23. - The edible product dispenser according to claim 22, further characterized in that the press fit structures of the upper portion are sized to maintain a different amount of products than those press fit structures of the bottom portion. 24. - The edible product dispenser according to claim 19, further characterized in that only one of the upper and bottom portions includes the press fit structures. 25. - The edible product dispenser according to claim 19, further characterized in that at least one of the upper portion and portion of the bottom includes access openings that assist a consumer to remove one of the press fit products in the container. same. 26. - The edible product dispenser according to claim 19, further characterized in that at least one of the upper portion and portion of the bottom includes access openings in multiple orientations that help a consumer to remove one of the adjusted products. pressure in them. 27. - The edible product dispenser according to Claim 19, further characterized in that the upper and bottom portions include matching snap-fit perimeters that allow the portions to be snapped together. 28. - An edible product dispenser, characterized in that it comprises: a first portion connected in hinged form to a second portion; and wherein the first and second portions coincide on a shared front side along a profile that varies to (i) maintain edible products within each of the portions and (ii) provide the consumer with access to the products. 29. - The edible product dispenser according to claim 28, further characterized in that the profile is a sinusoidal profile. 30. - The edible product dispenser according to claim 28, further characterized in that it is made of a material selected from the group consisting of paper, cardboard, plastic, a polymeric material and combinations thereof. 31. - The edible product dispenser according to claim 28, further characterized in that it additionally comprises a flap attached in a hinged form to one of the first and second portions, the fin covering the shared front side and preventing the products from being removed in Inadvertent form of portions. 32. - The edible product dispenser according to Claim 28, further characterized in that the first portion maintains a different number of products than the second portion. 33. - The edible product dispenser according to claim 28, further characterized in that the products are secured in adhesive form in at least one of the first and second portions. 34. The edible product dispenser according to claim 28, further characterized in that the profile includes a snap-fit apparatus that matches the portions that can be released when the portions are closed. 35.- The edible product dispenser according to claim 28, further characterized in that the profile is initially drilled, and where the consumer breaks the perforations to gain access to the products. 36. - The edible product dispenser according to claim 35, further characterized in that the profile is perforated along multiple walls of each of the first and second portions. 37. - An edible product dispenser, characterized in that it comprises: a tray that holds at least three stacks of edible products; and a sleeve that engages so that the tray can slide, the sleeve opens at two ends and defines an opening dimensioned such that a consumer can reach through the opening of the sleeve to the tray and move the tray in relationship with the sleeve to extend at least one middle stack beyond one of the open ends of the sleeve. 38. - The edible product dispenser according to claim 37, further characterized in that it is made of a material selected from the group consisting of: paper, cardboard, plastic, a polymer and any combination thereof. 39. - The edible product dispenser according to claim 37, further characterized in that the stacks include individual wraps that hold the products, the wraps are joined together in such a way that the product is removed from the wrapping while the wrapping remains grouped. 40. - The edible product dispenser according to claim 39, further characterized in that a group that groups the envelopes is adhered to the tray. 41. - The edible product dispenser according to claim 37, further characterized in that the stacks include individual wraps that hold the products, the wraps are adhered together in such a way that the product is removed from the wrapping while the wraps remain adhered together. 42. - The edible product dispenser according to claim 37, further characterized in that it includes an outer wrap and a tear strip.