Patent ID: 7878324

Claim:
A pocket-size container for use with consumer products, comprising: a perimeter band having a protruding bulwark forming a first sidewall portion of the container, having an upper rim portion above the protruding bulwark to accept a cover and a lower rim portion below the protruding bulwark to accept a base; a pan-shaped rigid base having an upward wall surrounding the lower rim portion of the perimeter band forming a second sidewall portion of the container below and flush with the protruding bulwark of the perimeter band; and a pan-shaped rigid cover having a downward wall surrounding the upper rim portion of the perimeter band forming a third sidewall portion of the container above and flush with the protruding bulwark of the perimeter band when the container is closed; wherein an outermost wall surface of the first sidewall portion is flush with an outermost wall surface of the second sidewall portion and an outermost wall surface of the third sidewall portion; wherein the perimeter band includes a locking mechanism preventing release of the base from the perimeter band.