Dispensing container

Abstract

A first sheet material is easily taken out while sheet materials are prevented from being continuously taken out when a second sheet material and after are taken out. A dispensing container configured to maintain a sealed state has a longitudinal direction (front and back direction) and a lateral direction, and includes a container main body having an upper surface provided with a dispensing opening for taking out sheet materials contained and an upper lid mounted to the upper surface of the container main body via a hinge. The dispensing opening includes a first opening part positioned on the side of the hinge and a second opening part continuing from the first opening part extends toward the opposite side of the hinge in the lateral direction, and enables the sheet material to pass through. The first opening part has a length in the lateral direction longer than a length of the second opening part in the lateral direction.

1 . A dispensing container having a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction, the dispensing container comprising:
 a container main body configured to contain stacked sheet materials;   a dispensing structure positioned in a top wall of the container main body, the dispensing structure having a dispensing opening through which the stacked sheet materials are taken out in a pop-up style; and   an upper lid with which the dispensing opening is airtightly closed, the upper lid having a proximal edge and a distal edge, the upper lid being pivotally mounted to the container main body adjacently to the proximal edge via a hinge,   the dispensing opening is formed of a first opening part and a second opening part, the first opening part being positioned adjacently to the proximal edge and expanding in the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction, the second opening part continuing from an approximately center part of the first opening part in the lateral direction and extending toward the distal edge, the first opening part having a length at least in the lateral direction longer than a length of the second opening part in the lateral direction.   
     
     
         2 . The dispensing container according to  claim 1 , wherein the first opening part has a convex shape, and the second opening part has a generally slot shape with a cervix curved from both sides of the first opening part. 
     
     
         3 . The dispensing container according to  claim 1 , wherein the dispensing structure includes an elastic flap and a rigid inner lid, the elastic flap surrounding and defining the dispensing opening, the rigid inner lid surrounding the flap. 
     
     
         4 . The dispensing container according to  claim 1 , wherein a rigid flange is integrally formed with an outer circumference of the inner lid via an elastic circumference wall having a packing function. 
     
     
         5 . The dispensing container according to  claim 1 , wherein the circumference wall has a top part including an annular groove that comes into airtight contact with an annular protruding edge positioned on an inner surface of the upper lid.