A sterilization container comprising a locking mechanism for retaining a filter assembly, the locking mechanism comprising: a shell; a first clip slidingly inserted inside the shell, the first clip having a first locking member; a second clip slidingly inserted inside the shell, the second clip having a second locking member; and a first biasing member and a second biasing member having a respective first end connected to the first clip and a second end connected to the second clip such that the first biasing member and the second biasing member bias the first clip and the second clip so that the first locking member is biased toward the second locking member, wherein the shell has a first opening, a second opening, and a cavity extending between the first opening and the second opening; the first clip has: a first button extending through the first opening; a first elongate base extending distally from the first button; a first spacer extending from the first base; a first surface extending upwardly from the first spacer, the first surface having a first cavity formed at a first proximal end thereof; and a first biasing member support disposed between the first elongate base and the first surface; the second clip has: a second button extending through the second opening; a second elongate base extending distally from the second button; a second spacer extending from the second base; a second surface extending upwardly from the second spacer, the second surface having a second cavity formed at a second proximal end thereof; and a second biasing member support disposed between the second elongate base and the second surface; and the first biasing member has the first end connected to the first biasing member support and the second end connected to the second biasing member support. a shell; a first clip slidingly inserted inside the shell, the first clip having a first locking member; a second clip slidingly inserted inside the shell, the second clip having a second locking member; and a first biasing member and a second biasing member having a respective first end connected to the first clip and a second end connected to the second clip such that the first biasing member and the second biasing member bias the first clip and the second clip so that the first locking member is biased toward the second locking member, wherein the shell has a first opening, a second opening, and a cavity extending between the first opening and the second opening; the first clip has: a first button extending through the first opening; a first elongate base extending distally from the first button; a first spacer extending from the first base; a first surface extending upwardly from the first spacer, the first surface having a first cavity formed at a first proximal end thereof; and a first biasing member support disposed between the first elongate base and the first surface; a first button extending through the first opening; a first elongate base extending distally from the first button; a first spacer extending from the first base; a first surface extending upwardly from the first spacer, the first surface having a first cavity formed at a first proximal end thereof; and a first biasing member support disposed between the first elongate base and the first surface; the second clip has: a second button extending through the second opening; a second elongate base extending distally from the second button; a second spacer extending from the second base; a second surface extending upwardly from the second spacer, the second surface having a second cavity formed at a second proximal end thereof; and a second biasing member support disposed between the second elongate base and the second surface; and the first biasing member has the first end connected to the first biasing member support and the second end connected to the second biasing member support. a second button extending through the second opening; a second elongate base extending distally from the second button; a second spacer extending from the second base; a second surface extending upwardly from the second spacer, the second surface having a second cavity formed at a second proximal end thereof; and a second biasing member support disposed between the second elongate base and the second surface; and the first biasing member has the first end connected to the first biasing member support and the second end connected to the second biasing member support.