Patent ID: 7926677

Claim:
A packaging system comprising: a generally tubular, hollow container body formed of a fiber-reinforced composite material comprising a container wall extending axially from a first end to a second end; a closure member configured to close one of the first end and the second end of the container body; and an interface between the closure member and the container body, the interface comprising a shroud attached to one of the first end and the second end of the container body, the shroud comprising: a circumferential band affixed to and in parallel with a circumferential portion of the container wall adjacent the first end or the second end, a circumferential strip extending radially and orthogonally from the circumferential band and in abutting contact with a peripheral end face of the container body, to protect free fiber edges of the fiber-reinforced composite material, and a circumferential lip extending in parallel alignment with the circumferential band and the container wall and offset radially from the container wall, the circumferential lip having a free end; and wherein a circumferential recess is formed along a perimeter of the closure member opening in an axial direction and in sealing engagement with the free end of the circumferential lip of the shroud, with the free end of the circumferential lip inserted through the opening and within the circumferential recess.