Compartmentalized troche delivering cigarette container

Claim 2

Apparatus for carrying both a number of cigarettes and a plurality of troches for discouraging smoking, said apparatus comprising: a vertically elongate box open at the top; means for dividing the interior of said box into first and second parallel vertical chambers, said first chamber adapted to contain a plurality of troches and including aperture means for dispensing said troches, said second chamber communicating with the open top of the box and adapted to contain a number of cigarettes adapted to be dispensed through said open top; and means for covering at least the open top of the box and the aperture means in the first chamber, said cover means being at least partially removable and adapted to expose the aperture means prior to the open top of the box upon said removal to provide the user with access to the troches prior to access to the cigarettes.

Claim 3

Apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said dividing means comprises a secondary vertically elongate container disposed within the vertically elongate box, and wherein said aperture means in the first chamber comprises complementaRy registering apertures in the sides of the box and the container permitting communication from the interior of said container to the exterior of said box through the sides of said box; and wherein said cover means comprises means for covering the top and sides of the elongate box whereby the aperture in the sides of the box is exposed prior to the open top thereof.

Claim 4

Apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said dividing means comprises a secondary vertically elongate container substantially coextensive with said box and adapted to occupy a portion of the interior of said box, said container having an aperture at the top for dispensing said troches; and wherein said cover means includes a flap attached to the top of the dividing means and adapted to normally fold over the top of the second chamber and a cover adapted to fit over the open top of the box overlying the flap so that removal of said cover exposes the aperture and subsequent unfolding of said flap exposes the cigarettes.

Claim 5

Apparatus for carrying both a number of cigarettes and a plurality of troches adapted to discourage smoking, said apparatus comprising: a first housing means open at the top and having a small aperture in one side; a second housing means disposed within the first housing means and vertically coextensive therewith, said second housing means having an aperture adapted to register with the aperture in the first housing means to provide communication from the interior of the second housing means to the exterior of the first housing means through the apertures, said second housing means adapted to occupy a portion of the interior of the first housing means, leaving a second complimentary portion communicating with the open top of the first housing means and adapted to contain a number of cigarettes adapted to be dispensed through said open top; and a cover adapted to fit over the top and sides of the first housing means, said cover being removable to expose the aperture in the side of the first housing means prior to exposing the open top of said first housing so that troches contained within the second housing are available to the user prior to the exposure of cigarettes contained in the complimentary portion of the interior of the first housing means.

Claim 6

Apparatus for carrying both a number of cigarettes and a plurality of troches adapted to discourage smoking, said apparatus comprising: a first housing means open at the top and having a small aperture in one side; a second housing means disposed within the first housing means and vertically coextensive therewith, said second housing means having an aperture adapted to register with the aperture in the first housing means to provide communication from the interior of the second housing means to the exterior of the first housing means through the apertures, said second housing means adapted to occupy a portion of the interior of the first housing means, leaving a second complimentary portion communicating with the open top of the first housing means and adapted to contain a number of cigarettes adapted to be dispensed through said open top; and a cover adapted to fit over the top and sides of the first housing means, said cover being removable to expose the aperture in the side of the first housing means prior to exposing the open top of said first housing so that troches contained within the second housing are available to the user prior to the exposure of cigarettes contained in the complimentary portion of the interior of the first housing means.

Claim 7

Apparatus as recited in claim 4 and additionally comprising a divider located in the second complementary portion of the first housing means, said divider being in abutment with the second housing means to maintain the aperture in second housing means in registration with the aperture in first housing means.

Claim 8

Apparatus for carrying both a number of cigarettes and a plurality of troches adapted to discourage smoking, said apparatus comprising: a vertically elongate box comprising a cardboard sheet adapted to be folded into a substantially rectangular enclosure open at the top, said cardboard sheet having first intermediate side, back side, second intermediate side, front side, and flap defining surfaces foldably interconnected in series, the lower edge of said surfaces being colinear, the vertical extent of said back defining portion being greater than the corresponding extent of the front defining portion and the upper edges of the intermediate side defining portions being inclined so that when said surfaces are folded, the upper edges of the intermediate side defining portions extend from the raised back side defining portion to the relatively lower front side defining portion, said cardboard sheet further including tab means for interconnecting the lower edges of said surfaces to close the box at the bottom, the back side defining portion of said cardboard sheet having a small aperture therein; a secondary vertically elongate container disposed within the vertically elongate box, said container having an aperture in the side thereof complimentary to the aperture in the elongate box and adapted to register therewith when said secondary container is inserted within said box, said container adapted to contaIn a plurality of troches dispensable through said registering apertures, said secondary container adapted to occupy a portion of the interior of the elongate box, leaving a second complimentary portion communicating with the open top of the box adapted to contain a number of cigarettes; and means for covering at least the open end of the box and the aperture in the box, said cover means being removable to expose the registering apertures prior to the open end of the box upon said removal to provide the user with access to the troches prior to access to the cigarettes.

Claim 9

Apparatus for carrying both a number of cigarettes and a plurality of troches adapted to discourage smoking, said apparatus comprising: a vertically elongate box comprising a cardboard sheet adapted to be folded into a substantially rectangular enclosure open at the top, said cardboard sheet having first intermediate side, back side, second intermediate side, front side, and flap defining surfaces foldably interconnected in series, the lower edge of said surfaces being colinear, the vertical extent of said back defining portion being greater than the corresponding extent of the front defining portion and the upper edges of the intermediate side defining portions being inclined so that when said surfaces are folded, the upper edges of the intermediate side defining portions extend from the raised back side defining portion to the relatively lower front side defining portion, said cardboard sheet further including tab means for interconnecting the lower edges of said surfaces to close the box at the bottom, the back side defining portion of said cardboard sheet having a small aperture therein; a secondary vertically elongate container disposed within the vertically elongate box, said container having an aperture in the side thereof complimentary to the aperture in the elongate box and adapted to register therewith when said secondary container is inserted within said box, said container adapted to contaIn a plurality of troches dispensable through said registering apertures, said secondary container adapted to occupy a portion of the interior of the elongate box, leaving a second complimentary portion communicating with the open top of the box adapted to contain a number of cigarettes; and means for covering at least the open end of the box and the aperture in the box, said cover means being removable to expose the registering apertures prior to the open end of the box upon said removal to provide the user with access to the troches prior to access to the cigarettes.

Claim 10

Apparatus as recited in claim 5 wherein said cover means comprises a cardboard sheet adapted to be folded and having first side, back, second side, front and flap defining surfaces foldably interconnected in series, said back and front defining portions having cutouts in the lower edges thereof, said cardboard sheet further comprising a plurality of flaps adapted to interconnect and seal the upper end of said folded cardboard sheet to provide a cover adapted to fit over the open top and sides of the vertically elongate box.