EP0525530B1 - Parfümprobenahmevorrichtungen sowie Verfahren zu deren Herstellung - Google Patents

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EP0525530B1
EP0525530B1 EP92112157A EP92112157A EP0525530B1 EP 0525530 B1 EP0525530 B1 EP 0525530B1 EP 92112157 A EP92112157 A EP 92112157A EP 92112157 A EP92112157 A EP 92112157A EP 0525530 B1 EP0525530 B1 EP 0525530B1
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    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D37/00—Sachet pads specially adapted for liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
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    • A45D40/0087—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks for samples
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F7/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials
    • A47F7/28—Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials for containers, e.g. flasks, bottles, tins, milk packs
    • A47F7/286—Show stands having sampling means, e.g. colour, taste, perfume
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/28—Articles or materials wholly enclosed in composite wrappers, i.e. wrappers formed by associating or interconnecting two or more sheets or blanks
    • B65D75/30—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
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    • A45D2200/1009—Applicators comprising a pad, tissue, sponge, or the like
    • A45D2200/1027—Tissues, i.e. thin applicator sheets
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
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    • A45D2200/1036—Applicators comprising a pad, tissue, sponge, or the like containing a cosmetic substance, e.g. impregnated with liquid or containing a soluble solid substance
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F5/00—Means for displaying samples
    • G09F5/04—Cards of samples; Books of samples
    • G09F2005/046—Cards of samples; Books of samples for perfumes

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  • the field of this invention is distribution systems for sampling perfume, particularly sample pouches designed to carry small amounts of perfume for advertising purposes, for example as inserts in fashion magazines or as point-of-purchase samplers.
  • compositions and devices designed to distribute a "sample" amount of a fragrance to potential customers are known. These known devices generally hold a perfume sample in a magazine where they either emit the fragrance continuously or contain the perfume in a fragile package.
  • each of the known devices has some disadvantage which may include high cost, inadequate rate of and/or premature release of fragrance, difficulty in forming and maintaining a desired shape, or difficulty in preserving the quality of the fragrance in the sampling device.
  • One established device for sampling perfume delivered in magazines is known in the trade as the "Scent Strip”.
  • the process for making these devices involves microencapsulation of the fragrance in a manner similar to the microencapsulation of inks in carbonless forms.
  • One drawback of these microcapsules is that they are fragile and tend to burst during shipping and handling of the magazines, resulting in unintentional release of fragrance.
  • a perfume pouch When used in conjunction with a mailed article such as a magazine, a perfume pouch must remain firmly secured during transport. Firm adherence ensures that the pouch will actually reach the user. Further, it must remain sealed until opened by the user, to protect the user from unwanted release of fragrance. Of course, a good seal protects the perfume from leakage or contamination that could degrade the fragrance and quality of the pouch itself.
  • fragrances or perfumes used in conjunction with perfume emitting devices can migrate to and/or through the adhesive layer that attaches the article to its position on a surface.
  • the fragrance oil can mix with the adhesive considerably reducing the internal strength of the adhesive as well as degrading the fragrance in the containing device. Fragrance oils can also "bleed through" to the mailer page.
  • a recent development in the technology of fragrance sampling is the perfume patch disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 4,880,690, assigned to the assignee of the present invention.
  • the perfume patch of that patent includes a barrier layer to prevent migration of the fragrances to an adhesive layer that attaches the patch to its position on a surface, such as the skin of a wearer or a page of a magazine, thereby preserving the internal strength of the adhesive and preventing unintentional release of fragrance.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a tightly sealed perfume pouch label that will not rupture or leak perfume during transport or handling.
  • Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a perfume pouch label that will remain firmly attached to a mailer or other surface during transport and handling so that a potential purchaser of the perfume can open the pouch label and sample the perfume.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a well-sealed perfume pouch label whose perfume-containing member can be removed from a magazine and sampled.
  • Still another object of the present invention is to provide an efficient and economical method of manufacturing a well-sealed perfume pouch label with artwork on its top surface and which can be readily applied to a surface such as a magazine page.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive means to entice potential perfume customers to sample perfume.
  • Yet another object of the invention is to provide a perfume containing pouch label that offers an advertiser more creativity in allowing the pouch label to be printed and die cut to match or become part of the advertising art.
  • Still another object of the invention is to provide an inexpensive yet effective means for disseminating sample quantities of perfume through the mail and/or as a magazine insert in a structure which can be opened to release the fragrance.
  • the present invention is a tightly-sealed, peelable perfume pouch label which includes a pressure sensitive adhesive back and a process for manufacturing such pouch label which facilitates its attachment to a magazine or other mailer.
  • the pouch label (or pouch if no pressure-sensitive adhesive back is included) contains perfume which may be stored in a perfume-doped layer carried between two barrier members which prevent unwanted release or migration of fragrance or its oils.
  • the top barrier member is peelably removable for sampling of the perfume stored within the pouch. Artwork may be provided on a surface of the top barrier member to match or become part of a larger artwork on a magazine page to which the pouch label is attached.
  • a preferred method of manufacturing the perfume pouch label in accordance with the present invention is a nine zone process.
  • zone one a bottom barrier member is continuously laid down onto a continuous web having a releasable adhesive coating.
  • perfume is applied to the surface of the lower barrier member, as by zone-coating selected areas with a perfume doped oligomer similar to that taught in U.S. Patent 4,860,690, and then in zone three, the oligomer patches are cured with ultraviolet radiation into patches of perfume-releasing polymer.
  • a second layer or top barrier member is deposited on the surface of the web/adhesive/bottom barrier/perfume-doped polymer structure.
  • the top and bottom barrier members are heat sealed forming a continuous hermetic sealed area enclosing each perfume doped polymer patch and preferably leaving an unsealed corner of each patch to produce a tab for peeling.
  • artwork is printed on the top barrier member.
  • the structure is die cut at areas all around the multiple hermetically-sealed perfume-doped polymer patches. The depth of the cut is up to but not penetrating the support web so as to produce separate sealed perfume pouch labels, with unsealed tabs, affixed to the uncut support web.
  • the waste material outside the perimeters of the perfume pouch labels is stripped away leaving separate pouch labels secured to the support web and having individual "peel-away" tabs.
  • the support web is slit to form strips of desired widths and the strips are wound onto rolls containing perfume pouches for subsequent machine attachment to surfaces such as pages of magazines.
  • the invention is a tightly-sealed and economical fragrance emitting perfume pouch label or pouch, formed with two barrier members or layers sealed together and optionally readily attachable to most surfaces by an adhesive located directly below the bottom barrier member. Positioned between the barrier members is perfume, preferably in the form of zones or patches of cured perfume-containing oligomer coated onto the top surface of the bottom barrier member.
  • Each barrier member is constructed of materials that are impermeable to outflowing perfume vapors and liquids as well as inflowing oxygen, and yet capable of being sealed together. At least one of the barrier members is peelable and removable from the other barrier layer so as to release the perfume fragrance stored in the pouch.
  • the top barrier member also may include paper in its upper structure so that artwork can be applied to the paper surface. With creative artistry, the artwork can suggest to the user to detach the pouch label from the mailer and apply the perfume to the skin.
  • the bottom barrier member, cured oligomer patches, and adhesive may be transparent and the artwork on the top barrier member may be identical to that on the portion of the page to which the pouch label is attached so that removal of the top barrier member releases the fragrance without disruption or alteration of the artwork seen by the reader.
  • a preferred use of the perfume pouch label of the present invention is the economical, efficient, and visually stimulating distribution of fragrance samples to the public through placement in various magazines and other consumer articles.
  • the pouch label may be permanently affixed to the consumer article or may be removably attached so that consumers can remove the pouch label or perfume-containing portion of the pouch label from the article and apply the perfume directly to the skin.
  • a preferred process of manufacturing perfume pouch labels according to the present invention produces a fragrance containing material in individual adhesive, coated, peelable pouch labels in a form suitable for use with high-speed label applicator and insertion equipment.
  • the pouch label 66 sits on a support web 20 which may be wound onto a roll similar to a roll of pressure sensitive labels to facilitate this process of application to surfaces such as pages to be bound into a magazine.
  • a method for manufacturing the perfume pouch label in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention is a nine zone manufacturing method.
  • the first three zones can be somewhat similar to those disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 4,880,690.
  • an adhesive coated support web 20 and a barrier member 24 are unwound from rolls 28 and 30 respectively, and are pressed together by passing through hip rolls 34.
  • the support web is preferably made of silicone-coated 30-40# (weight) release paper 20 or silicone-coated Mylar sheet with an adhesive coating 40 on its upper surface and a release coating 36 between the web 20 and the adhesive coating 40 (see FIGS. 3 and 4).
  • the silicone coating 36 (see FIG.
  • the barrier member 24 is a thin layer or laminate of material(s) suitable for preventing migration or seepage of perfume to the adhesive, for preventing oxygen from moving inside the pouch, and for hermetically sealing, as by heat, to another member.
  • One preferred barrier member 24 is a laminate of polyethylene 24', nylon 24'', and polyethylene 24'''.
  • the barrier member 24 may consist of a laminate of "Saran” polyvinylidene dichloride (PVDC) type material ("Saran” is a registered trademark of Dow Chemical & Plastics company), nylon, and polyethylene or any paper and/or polymer laminate having an element such as polyethylene on its top side for heat sealing and having an element which acts as an impervious barrier to fragrance oils and oxygen such as metal foil or "Saran".
  • PVDC polyvinylidene dichloride
  • barrier member 24 is transparent, as is the adhesive 40 transferred from the support web 20 so that the surface to which perfume pouch label 66 is attached may be seen through the barrier member 24.
  • the barrier member 24 may in some applications consist of a single layer such as Saran (PVDC) material.
  • Roll 30 feeds the barrier member 24, while roll 28 feeds the silicon coated 30-40# paper support web 20 with the adhesive 40 on its top surface, through the nip rolls 34.
  • the support web 20 preferably already contains an adhesive before unwound from the roll 28 in zone 1).
  • FIG. 4 shows the support web/barrier member structure 38 after passage through nip rolls 34, with adhesive 40 lodged between the barrier member 24 and the silicone coating 36 on the support web 20.
  • the top surface of the member 24 (hereafter referred to as the bottom barrier member 24) is zone-coated, as to a thickness of 0.00254 - 0.0127 cm (0.001 - 0.005 inches), with perfume-doped oligomer using a suitable applicator 42 such as a gravure coater, screen coater, or glue applicator apparatus.
  • a suitable applicator 42 such as a gravure coater, screen coater, or glue applicator apparatus.
  • the oligomer and the method for its preparation and curing may be as disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 4,880,690, and the perfume or fragrance may be dispersed in the oligomer by stirring.
  • Figs. 5 and 6 show a number of perfume-doped oligomer patches 44 positioned on the bottom barrier member 24 after coating of the member 24 in zone 2.
  • the perfume doped oligomer patches 44 are U.V.- cured into solid polymer patches. This is done through exposure of the perfume doped oligomer patches 44 to ultraviolet radiation, as from U.V. lamp 45 positioned above the bottom barrier member 24 being drawn through the perfume pouch-making apparatus of FIG. 1. This contains the perfume in a solid polymer matrix to prevent inadvertent physical transfer of perfume to other surfaces after the pouch label is peeled during use.
  • a variation in zone 2 can be the application of drops of perfume oil, or a perfume sponge, or an article with microcapsules of perfume, or any flat article ("chip”) impregnated with or containing perfume, instead of the perfume doped oligomer in which case no curing (zone 3) is required.
  • a top barrier member 50 is added to the support web/polymer-coated bottom barrier member structure 52.
  • the top barrier member 50 is fed from a roll 54 and is passed with the structure 52 through nip rolls 56 which press the member 50 and the structure 52 together to form intermediate structure 60.
  • a preferred embodiment of the top barrier member 50 (FIG. 7) is a laminate of paper 50', polyethylene 50'', metal foil 50''' and polyethylene 50'''', coated with a low melt temperature polymer 50'''''' such as EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) or an ionomer with paper forming the top surface so that printing may later be applied.
  • FIG. 7 shows the intermediate product 60 after passage through the rolls 56 of zone 4 wherein the top barrier member 50 lies above the multiple cured polymer patches 44 positioned on the surface of the bottom barrier member 24 which in turn is adhered to the support web 20.
  • the multiple layered, perfume-doped polymer structure 60 of FIG. 7 is heat-sealed.
  • the structure 60 may be heat-sealed with a rotary heat sealing die 64 (FIG. 9), which results in a continuous hermetic seal 65 (also see FIG. 2 and FIG. 3) around each perfume-doped polymer patch 44.
  • the die 64 has spaced recesses 63 so as to leave a corner of each perfume pouch label 66 unsealed to facilitate later removal of its top barrier member 50.
  • the sealed areas 65 (remaining after matrix-stripping in zone 8) are shown shaded for illustration purposes and the perfume-doped polymer patches 44 are drawn in phantom.
  • the heat-sealing die 64 uses heat and pressure to fuse the top and bottom barrier members 50 and 24 via the low melt temperature coating 50''''' applied to member 50.
  • the hermetic seal 65 covers the entire area of the web excluding the corners left unsealed by the die recesses 63.
  • artwork is printed on the paper surface 50' of the top barrier member 50 of the perfume pouch labels 66 by a printer 68.
  • Any suitable printing process such as flexographic, rotary letterpress, or rotogravure, may be utilized.
  • the multiple-layered, perfume-doped polymer sealed-pouch label structure 70 from zone 6 is die cut by means of dies 74 to allow removal of excess material 78 and to further separate individual perfume pouch labels.
  • the depth of the cuts 72 are up to but not penetrating the support web 20 of the structure 70.
  • the cuts 72 are made in the spaces surrounding the multiple hermetically sealed perfume doped polymer patches and include a small unsealed area 81, thereby creating a tab which may be used to release the fragrance.
  • this technique as "kiss cutting”. Since the support web 20 is not cut, the entire structure is held together for processing in subsequent zones.
  • the matrix 78, around the perfume doped polymer pouch labels 66 is stripped away As shown in FIG. 10 by the empty spaces, the matrix 78 consists of the portions of the top and bottom barrier members 50 and 24 which surround the area of each perfume pouch label 66 and the underlying adhesive layer 40. After the matrix 78 is pulled away, (the matrix 78 may be wound on roll 80 and then discarded), separate raised areas of perfume pouch labels 66 remain as shown in FIGS. 3 and 11. As indicated in FIG. 2, an unsealed corner 81 of each perfume pouch label 66 is included in each pouch label to facilitate later sampling of the perfume contained in the pouch.
  • the support web 20 containing the manufactured perfume pouch labels 66 is slit as by a rotary knife 82 to form strips such as the strips 83 and 84 containing one or more rows of pouch labels 66.
  • Each strip (two being shown in FIG.1) is then wound onto a roll such as the rolls 86 and 88, as shown in FIG. 1, thereby completing the method of manufacture.
  • FIG 2 shows the finished product resulting from these operations before the support web 20 is slit and the resulting strips 83 and 84 are wound onto rolls 86 and 88.
  • the perfume pouch labels 66 sit upon the support web 20 like pressure sensitive labels. This product configuration readily permits high speed application from the rolls 86 and 88 to magazine pages during or before binding of the magazine. Because of the release liner of the support web 20, the pouch labels 66 can be readily transferred from the web 20 onto a properly positioned page by rapidly drawing the web over a support roller which turns the web to move at a substantial angle (e.g., ninety degrees) to its original direction. Suction may also be employed to aid in transfer of the labels.
  • a substantial angle e.g., ninety degrees
  • the perfume pouch label 66 with artwork 90 on its top barrier member is firmly attached by the adhesive 40 to an advertisement 92 of a magazine page.
  • a reader may sample the perfume in the perfume pouch label by peeling the top barrier member 50 from the pouch, allowing the perfume vapors or fragrance to emanate from the perfume patch of the pouch label.
  • One alternative method of forming perfume pouch labels according to this invention is to seal perfumes or fragrance oils between barrier members without utilizing oligomer.
  • no curing (zone 3) is required; however, the perfume may be somewhat more likely to transfer to other surfaces (e.g. adjoining page of magazine) during subsequent use.
  • Another alternative embodiment is to eliminate the silicone coated paper and adhesive so as to produce individual pouches instead of pouch labels.
  • These pouches could be used as samplers, and would be suitable for direct insertion into magazines by the later application of adhesive; this is known in the trade as "tipping on”. If used as individual samplers, the pouches can be stacked and shrink-wrapped in quantities of, for example, 1000 pouches rather than being wound onto rolls as are the pouch labels.
  • oligomer patches are bound to the inside (bottom) surface of the top barrier member of each pouch label instead of, or in addition to, the oligomer patches attached to the inside (top) surface of the bottom barrier member.
  • a fragrance layer then remains with the top barrier member when peeled, and this can be removed from the mailer or magazine. Fabrication of this embodiment would involve applying perfume to the inside (bottom) surface of the top barrier member (and curing the oligomer if used) prior to nipping together and sealing the top and bottom barrier members in zones 4 and 5 (FIG. 1)
  • An alternative packaging method is to seal the top and bottom barrier members or films with a pressure sensitive adhesive or other adhesive, thereby eliminating the necessity of heat sealing. This method is effective, however, only with adhesives which prevent the fragrance from escaping through the adhesive seal over a period of time.
  • a roll of about 1500 perfume pouch labels was prepared utilizing as a starting material a silicone coated release liner 20 from James River Corporation consisting of 30# paper coated on one side with silicone and a generic pressure-sensitive acrylic-adhesive layer 40.
  • a laminate of polyethylene 24', nylon 24'', polyethylene 24''', (total thickness about 0.0076 cm (0.003 inch), with nylon comprising about 10% of thickness) from James River Corporation was laid down on the silicone and adhesive coated release liner 20.
  • a fragrance-doped polyurethane having a thickness of about 0.0038 cm (0.0015 inches) containing a polyurethane oligomer was printed onto the top surface of laminate 24.
  • the fragrance-doped polyurethane consisted of, by weight, about 73% oligomer, 25% Calvin Klein Obsession fragrance, and 2% photoinitiator (Irgacure 651 from Ciba-Geigy Corporation of Hawthorne, New York).
  • the oligomer patches were cured by ultraviolet radiation during travel (at web speed of about 80 feet per minute) past a lamp providing radiation at an intensity of about 200 watts per inch.
  • the top and bottom laminates 50 and 24 were heat sealed with a rotary die, printed with single color text, then die cuts were made and the matrix 78 was peeled away. About 1500 units of the finished pouch labels were wound for storage onto a twelve-inch diameter roll with three-inch core. The pouch labels were later successfully transferred from the roll to magazine pages, utilizing standard label transfer machinery.
  • the printing performed in zone 6 can be performed earlier in the process, e.g. prior to heat-sealing, or as a separate operation in preparing the top barrier member wound onto and supplied as a roll 54.
  • the invention includes all embodiments and their equivalents within the scope of the appended claims.

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  1. Ein duftstoffgefülltes Täschchen zum Probieren von Düften, umfassend:
    (a) ein unteres Sperrfilmelement (24);
    (b) ein oberes Sperrfilmelement (50), das hermetisch und ablösbar mit dem unteren Sperrfilmelement (24) verbunden ist, um eine Umschließung zu bilden;
    (c) ein Duftstoffstückchen (44), das in der Umschließung enthalten und an den unteren oder oberen Sperrfilmelementen (24, 50) befestigt ist; und
    (d) Einrichtungen (81) zum Abtrennen des oberen oder unteren Sperrfilmelementes (50, 24) vom unteren oder oberen Sperrfilmelement (24, 50), um eine Freigabe des Duftstoffes aus der Umschließung zu erlauben.
  2. Ein duftstoffgefülltes Täschchen nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Stückchen die Form von Tropfen aufweist.
  3. Ein duftstoffgefülltes Täschchen nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Stückchen die Form von Parfümöltropfen aufweist.
  4. Ein duftstoffgefülltes Täschchen nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Stückchen die Form eines festen oder halbfesten, parfümdotierten Oligomers aufweist.
  5. Ein duftstoffgefülltes Täschchen nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Stückchen die Form eines flachen Artikels aufweist, der mit Parfüm getränkt ist oder dasselbe enthält.
  6. Ein duftstoffgefülltes Täschchenetikett zum Probieren von Düften, umfassend:
    (a) ein unteres Sperrfilmelement (24);
    (b) eine klebende Beschichtung (40) auf der unteren Oberfläche des unteren Sperrfilmelementes (24);
    (c) ein oberes Sperrfilmelement (50), das ablösbar und hermetisch mit der Oberseite des unteren Sperrfilmelementes (24) verbunden ist, um eine Umschließung zu bilden;
    (d) ein Duftstoffstückchen (44), das in der Umschließung enthalten und an den unteren oder oberen Sperrfilmelementen (24, 50) befestigt ist; und
    (e) Einrichtungen (81) zum Abtrennen des oberen oder unteren Sperrfilmelementes (50, 24) vom unteren oder oberen Sperrfilmelement (24, 50), um den Duftstoff aus der Umschließung freizugeben.
  7. Ein duftstoffgefülltes Täschchenetikett nach Anspruch 6, bei dem die Einrichtung zum Trennen des oberen Sperrfilmelementes (50) vom unteren Sperrfilmelement (24) zwecks Freigabe des Duftstoffes (44) aus der Umschließung ein Zipfel (81) ist, der durch eine Ecke des oberen Sperrfilmelementes (50) gebildet ist, welche nicht hermetisch mit dem unteren Sperrfilmelement (24) verbunden ist.
  8. Ein duftstoffgefülltes Täschchen nach Anspruch 6, bei dem das Stückchen die Form von Tropfen aufweist.
  9. Ein duftstoffgefülltes Täschchen nach Anspruch 6, bei dem das Stückchen die Form von Parfümöltropfen aufweist.
  10. Ein duftstoffgefülltes Täschchen nach Anspruch 6, wobei das Stückchen die Form eines festen oder halbfesten, parfümdotierten Oligomers aufweist.
  11. Ein duftstoffgefülltes Täschchen nach Anspruch 6, wobei das Stückchen die Form eines flachen Artikels aufweist, der mit Parfüm getränkt ist oder dasselbe enthält.
  12. Ein Verfahren zum Verteilen von Duftproben derart, daß der Duftstoff leicht erprobt werden kann, umfassend:
    (a) Bereitstellen von duftstoffgefüllten Täschchenetiketten (66), von denen jedes ein unteres Sperrfilmelement (24), einen klebenden Überzug (40) auf der unteren Oberfläche des unteren Sperrfilmelementes (24), ein oberes Sperrfilmelement (50), das ablösbar und hermetisch mit der Oberseite des unteren Sperrfilmelementes (24) verbunden ist, um eine Umschließung zu bilden, ein Duftstoff-Stückchen (44), das in der Umschließung enthalten und an den unteren oder oberen Sperrfilmelementen (24, 50) befestigt ist, und Einrichtungen (81) zum Trennen des oberen oder unteren Sperrfilmelementes (50, 24) vom unteren oder oberen Sperrfilmelement (24, 50), um Duftstoff aus der Umschließung freizugeben; und
    (b) Liefern der so mit Proben versehenen Täschchenetiketten (66) derart, daß das obere oder untere Sperrfilmelement (50, 24) vom unteren oder oberen Sperrfilmelement (24, 50) für den Zugang zum Duftstoff abgelöst werden kann, um das Probieren des Duftstoffes zu ermöglichen.
  13. Das Verfahren nach Anspruch 12, bei dem das Stückchen die Form von Tropfen aufweist.
  14. Das Verfahren nach Anspruch 12, bei dem das Stücken die Form von Parfümöltropfen aufweist.
  15. Das Verfahren nach Anspruch 12, bei dem das Stückchen die Form eines festen oder halbfesten, parfümdotierten Oligomers aufweist.
  16. Das Verfahren nach Anspruch 12, bei dem das Stückchen die Form eines flachen Artikels aufweist, der mit Parfüm imprägniert ist oder dieses enthält.
  17. Ein Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Duftstoff-Täschchenetiketts, umfassend:
    (a) kontinuierliches Aufbringen eines unteren Sperrfilmelementes (24), das eine obere und eine untere Oberfläche besitzt, auf ein Traggewebe (20) mit einem klebenden Überzug (40), das ablösbar mit dem unteren Sperrfilmelement (24) verbunden ist, wobei das untere Sperrfilmelement (24) mit dem anderen Sperrfilmelement wärmeversiegelt ist;
    (b) Befestigen eines Duftstoff-Stückchens (44) an gewählten Bereichen der oberen Oberfläche des unteren Sperrfilmelementes (24) oder an gewählten Bereichen der unteren Oberfläche eines oberen Sperrfilmelementes (50);
    (c) kontinuierliches Aufbringen eines oberen oder unteren Sperrfilmelementes (50, 24) über die in Schritt (b) entstehende Struktur, wobei das obere oder untere Sperrfilmelement (50, 24) am oberen oder unteren Sperrfilmelement (24, 50) wärmeversiegelt wird;
    (d) hermetisches Versiegeln des oberen Sperrfilmelementes (50) am unteren Sperrfilmelement (24), um versiegelte, entfernbare nicht versiegelbare kontinuierliche Täschchen mit einem Umfang zu bilden, der das Duftstoff-Stückchen (44) um jeden der Bereiche einschließt, die mit einem Duftstoff-Stückchen (44) beschickt worden sind, um den Duftstoff am Austreten zu hindern;
    (e) Schneiden durch gewählte Abschnitte des oberen Sperrfilmelementes (50) und des unteren Sperrfilmelementes (24) bis zum Traggewebe (20);
    (f) Abziehen der geschnittenen Abschnitte (78) der oberen und unteren Sperrfilmelemente (50, 24), welche die genannten Bereiche umgeben, um getrennte, duftstoffenthaltende Täschchenetiketten (66) zu belassen, die am Traggewebe (20) gehalten werden; und
    (g) Sammeln des die Duftstoff-Täschchenetiketten (66) enthaltende Traggewebe (20) auf einem Halter (86, 88), von dem später einzelne Duftstoff-Täschchenetiketten entfernt und haftend an Oberflächen angebracht werden können.
  18. Das Verfahren nach Anspruch 17, bei dem das Stückchen die Form von Tropfen aufweist.
  19. Das Verfahren nach Anspruch 17, bei dem das Stücken die Form von Parfümöltropfen aufweist.
  20. Das Verfahren nach Anspruch 17, bei dem das Stückchen die Form eines festen oder halbfesten, parfümdotierten Oligomers aufweist.
  21. Das Verfahren nach Anspruch 17, bei dem das Stückchen die Form eines flachen Artikels aufweist, der mit Parfüm imprägniert ist oder dieses enthält.
  22. Eine zusammengesetzte Struktur, umfassend:
    ein Traggewebe (20) mit einem Release-Überzug (36) und einer Vielzahl von Täschchenetiketten (66) darauf, wobei jedes der Täschchenetiketten umfaßt:
    (a) ein unteres Sperrfilmelement (24);
    (b) eine klebende Beschichtung (40) auf der unteren Oberfläche des unteren Sperrfilmelementes (24);
    (c) ein oberes Sperrfilmelement (50), das ablösbar und hermetisch mit der Oberseite des unteren Sperrfilmelementes (24) verbunden ist, um eine Umschließung zu bilden;
    (d) ein Duftstoffstückchen (44), das in der Umschließung enthalten und an den unteren oder oberen Sperrfilmelementen (24, 50) befestigt ist; und
    (e) Einrichtungen (81) zum Abtrennen des oberen oder unteren Sperrfilmelementes (50, 24) vom unteren oder oberen Sperrfilmelement (24, 50), um Duftstoff aus der Umschließung freizugeben;
    wobei das Täschchenetikett (66), welches vom Traggewebe (20) abgelöst werden kann, an einem Versandartikel angebracht wird und sichtbar bedrucktes Material auf dem Versandartikel bildet.
  23. Eine Struktur nach Anspruch 22, bei der das Stückchen die Form von Tropfen aufweist.
  24. Eine Struktur nach Anspruch 22, bei der das Stücken die Form von Parfümöltropfen aufweist.
  25. Eine Struktur nach Anspruch 22, bei der das Stückchen die Form eines festen oder halbfesten, parfümdotierten Oligomers aufweist.
  26. Eine Struktur nach Anspruch 22, bei der das Stückchen die Form eines flachen Artikels aufweist, der mit Parfüm imprägniert ist oder dieses enthält.
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