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A tubular container (2) which comprises a tubular body portion (6), a lid (8) for closing a first end of the body portion (6), a strengthening member (7) at the first end of the body portion (6), and an end closure Member (17) for closing a second end of the body portion (6), the strengthening membe

A tubular container (2) which comprises a tubular body portion (6), a lid (8) for closing a first end of the body portion (6), a strengthening member (7) at the first end of the body portion (6), and an end closure Member (17) for closing a second end of the body portion (6), the strengthening member (7) being attached to the lid (8) by a hinge which is formed to be integral with the strengthening member (7) and the lid (8), the lid (8) being such that it fits into the strengthening member (7), the strengthening member (7) being such that it has a skirt portion (13) inside the first end of the body portion (6) and a pair of oppositely positioned extension members (15) which extend from the skirt portion (13) into the body portion (6) and which are for receiving pressure applied to the body portion (6) in order to ensure that the strengthening member (7) deforms so as to enable the lid (8) to pop open and in order to ensure that the pressure does not collapse the first end of the body portion (6), the lid (8) having a concave portion (18) for receiving part (16) of the strengthening member (7) that is inwardly deformed by the pressure, the lid (8) having a flap (28) that flexes in response to the inward deformation of the part (16) of the strengthening member (7), and the lid (8), the fixing member (7) and the end closure member (17) all being made of a plastics material.

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1. A tubular container which comprises a tubular body portion, a lid for closing a first and open end of the body portion, and a strengthening member at the first open end of the body portion, the strengthening member being attached to the lid by a hinge which is formed to be integral with the stren

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A tubular container which comprises a tubular body portion, a lid for closing a first and open end of the body portion, and a strengthening member at the first open end of the body portion, the strengthening member being attached to the lid by a hinge which is formed to be integral with the strengthening member and the lid, the strengthening member being such that it fits inside the first open end of the body portion and defines an opening through which product in the tubular container is obtained, the lid being such that it fits into the opening defined by the strengthening member, the strengthening member being such that it has a skirt portion inside the first open end of the body portion and a pair of oppositely positioned extension members which extend from the skirt portion into the body portion and which are for receiving inward pressure applied to a pressable area of the body directly next to the lid in order to ensure that the strengthening member deforms and causes the lid to pop open and prevents the inward pressure permanently collapsing the first open end of the body portion, the lid having a concave portion for receiving part of the strengthening member that is inwardly deformed by the pressure, the lid having a flap that flexes in response to the inward deformation of the part of the strengthening member, the part of the strengthening member that inwardly deforms pushes the flap upwards as the flap flexes, the concave portion and the flap being such that they are in the opening defined by the strengthening member when the lid is closed on the body portion, the concave portion being such that it faces longitudinally into the body portion when the lid is closed on the body portion, the body portion having a second and closed end, and the lid, the strengthening member and the second and closed end all being made of a plastics material. 2. A tubular container according to claim 1 in which the strengthening member is separately formed from the body portion and pushes into the body portion. 3. A tubular container according to claim 1 in which the end closure member is separately formed from the body portion and pushes into the body portion. 4. A tubular container according to claim 1 in which the body portion is circular in cross section. 5. A tubular container according claim 1 in which the hinge has side edges which are V-shaped so that if the lid is torn from the strengthening member at the hinge, any parts of the hinge on the lid and the strengthening member will have less sharp corners than if the hinge had straight side edges. 6. A tubular container according to claim 1 in which the lid has a closure bead that helps to keep the strengthening member in shape and adds strength to the pressable area when closed. 7. A tubular container according to claim 6 and which is such that when the pressable area is pressed, the flap and the closure bead force against each other and thus help to push the lid upwards, the flap and the closure bead thereby helping to initiate the start of the opening action of the tubular container, and the tubular container also being such that, because the flap is flexible, the flap then flexes and springs off the strengthening member to open the tubular container and create an audible pop. 8. A tubular container according to claim 1 in which the closed second end is provided with a design that can be viewed by looking through the body portion from the first open end in the manner of a telescope. 9. A tubular container according to claim 8 in which the closed second end is such that the light intensity of a silhouette of the design is increased when the design is viewed looking through the body portion from the first open end in the manner of a telescope. 10. A tubular container according to claim 1 and including tamper evident means. 11. A tubular container according to claim 10 in which the tamper evident means is a tamper evident tab which extends between the lid, the strengthening member and the body portion. 12. A tubular container according to claim 11 in which the tamper evident tab is a hologram tamper evident tab. 13. A tubular container according claim 10 in which the tamper evident means has easy to tear directional slits. 14. A tubular container which comprises a tubular body portion, a lid for closing a first and open end of the body portion, and a strengthening member at the first open end of the body portion, the strengthening member being attached to the lid by a hinge which is formed to be integral with the strengthening member and the lid, the strengthening member being such that it fits inside the first open end of the body portion and defines an opening through which product in the tubular container is obtained, the lid being such that it fits into the opening defined by the strengthening member, the strengthening member being such that it has a skirt portion inside the first open end of the body portion and a pair of oppositely positioned extension members which extend from the skirt portion into the body portion and which are for receiving inward pressure applied to a pressable area of the body directly next to the lid in order to ensure that the strengthening member deforms and causes the lid to pop open and prevents the inward pressure permanently collapsing the first open end of the body portion, the lid having a concave portion for receiving part of the strengthening member that is inwardly deformed by the pressure, the lid having a flap that flexes in response to the inward deformation of the part of the strengthening member, the part of the strengthening member that inwardly deforms pushes the flap upwards as the flap flexes, the concave portion and the flap being such that they are in the opening defined by the strengthening member when the lid is closed on the body portion, the concave portion being such that it faces longitudinally into the body portion when the lid is closed on the body portion, the body portion having a second and closed end, the lid, the strengthening member and the second and closed end all being made of a plastics material, the lid having a closure bead that helps to keep the strengthening member in shape and adds strength to the pressable area when closed, the tubular container is such that when the pressable area is pressed, the flap and the closure bead force against each other and thus help to push the lid upwards, the flap and the closure bead thereby helping to initiate the start of the opening action of the tubular container, and the tubular container also being such that, because the flap is flexible, the flap then flexes and springs off the strengthening member to open the tubular container and create an audible pop.