A package is described that includes a sleeve having at least one end defining an opening. The sleeve further includes at least one pair of locking tabs extending therefrom, each locking tab including a locking edge, each locking tab being folded inwards into the opening. The package further includ
A package is described that includes a sleeve having at least one end defining an opening. The sleeve further includes at least one pair of locking tabs extending therefrom, each locking tab including a locking edge, each locking tab being folded inwards into the opening. The package further includes a rigid end cap dimensioned to fit closely within the opening, the end cap including a rim designed so that, when the end cap is inserted into the opening, the rim engages the sleeve end and prevents the end cap from being inserted further into the opening. The end cap further includes a channel for receiving the pair of locking tabs, the channel having a ledge that engages the locking edge of each locking tab to prevent the end cap from being removed from the sleeve opening. Another described package provides a release mechanism for allowing an end cap to be removed without causing damage to the package.
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We claim: 1. A package, comprising: a sleeve including at least one end defining an opening, the sleeve including at least one pair of locking tabs extending therefrom, each locking tab including a locking edge, each locking tab being folded inwards into the opening; and a rigid end cap dimensioned
We claim: 1. A package, comprising: a sleeve including at least one end defining an opening, the sleeve including at least one pair of locking tabs extending therefrom, each locking tab including a locking edge, each locking tab being folded inwards into the opening; and a rigid end cap dimensioned to fit closely within the opening, the end cap including a rim that, when the end cap is inserted into the opening, engages the sleeve end and prevents the end cap from being inserted further into the opening, the end cap including a pair of channels for receiving the pair of locking tabs, each channel having a ledge that is dimensioned and angled to engage the locking edge of each locking tab to prevent the end cap from being removed from the sleeve opening, the sleeve and locking tabs having a strength and resilience that combines with the dimensioning and angling of the ledges to produce a firm locking action when the locking tabs are engaged by the ledges, each of the locking tabs and the channels being shaped such that the end cap is twistable to a position in which the locking tabs are clear of the ledges, thereby releasing the end cap from the sleeve. 2. The package of claim 1, wherein each of the locking tabs is trapezoidal and has an acute vertex that rides up a side edge of the locking tab's receiving channel when the end cap is twisted relative to the sleeve, such that the end cap is released from the sleeve. 3. The package of claim 1, wherein each of the channels has at least one ramped side edge, such that when the end cap is twisted relative to the sleeve, each locking tab rides up the ramped side edge of the locking tab's receiving channel, such that the end cap is released from the sleeve. 4. The package of claim 1, wherein the sleeve includes a second end defining a second opening, and wherein the package further comprises: a second pair of locking tabs extending from the second end and folded inward into the second opening, each of the second pair of locking tabs having a locking edge; a second end cap dimensioned to fit closely within the second opening, the second end cap including a rim that, when the second end cap is inserted into the second opening, engages the second sleeve end and prevents the second end cap from being inserted further into the second opening, the second end cap including a channel for receiving the second pair of locking tabs, the channel having a ledge that engages the locking edge of each of the second pair of locking tabs to prevent the second end cap from being removed from the second sleeve opening. 5. The package of claim 4, wherein the end caps include cavities shaped to receive an end of a product contained in the package. 6. The package of claim 1, wherein the end cap includes a cavity shaped to receive an end of a product contained in the package.
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