Patent ID: 7644823

Claim:
A product container comprising: (A) an elongated sleeve, including: (a) an upper peripheral edge defining an upper opening, (b) a lower peripheral edge defining a lower opening, and (c) a pair of opposed upper resilient locking tabs extending from the upper peripheral edge, each of the upper locking tabs having at least one pair of parallel edges; and (B) an upper end cap adapted and configured for reception within the upper opening of the sleeve, the upper end cap defining at least a pair of first discrete channels therein, at least one of the first channels receiving at least one of the upper locking tabs therein, each of the first channels including: (i) a first outwardly extending rim being adapted to abut the upper peripheral edge of the upper opening to limit an extent to which the upper end cap extends into the sleeve, and (ii) a first ledge including a ledge face being dimensioned and shaped to fit closely within the sleeve, the first ledge releasably engaging one of the upper locking tabs within the first channel to retain the upper end cap in the sleeve, the engaged upper locking tab being released from the first ledge by a twisting motion.