Patent ID: 8393465

Claim:
A pocket-size hybrid container for use with consumer products comprising: an outer base housing having a bottom portion and a sidewall portion; an inner ring located inside the outer base housing such that a protruding portion of the inner ring extends above the sidewall portion of the outer base housing; and a cover having a top portion and downwardly extending flange portion which fits snugly around the protruding portion of the inner ring thereby defining an interior volume within the inner ring and bottom portion of the outer base housing, wherein the downwardly extending flange extends downward from the top portion a distance in a range of between 30% to 50% of the distance from the top portion to the bottom portion when the cover closes the container, wherein the sidewall portion of the outer base housing extends upwardly from the bottom portion such that when the container is closed, the sidewall of the outer base housing and the downwardly extending flange form an outer flush surface, and wherein the outer base housing is locked onto the inner ring by a snap fit connection between the outer base housing and the inner ring, the snap fit connection formed between an inwardly rolled edge located at a top edge of the sidewall portion of the outer base housing and an annular step formed on an outer surface of the inner ring, the inner ring having a tapered outer surface extending from the annular step to the bottom portion of the outer base housing.