Classifications

• • G—PHYSICS
  • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
  • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
  • G09F5/00—Means for displaying samples
• • 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
  • B65D23/00—Details of bottles or jars not otherwise provided for
  • B65D23/12—Means for the attachment of smaller articles
  • B65D23/14—Means for the attachment of smaller articles of tags, labels, cards, coupons, decorations or the like
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
  • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
  • G09F23/00—Advertising on or in specific articles, e.g. ashtrays, letter-boxes
  • G09F23/06—Advertising on or in specific articles, e.g. ashtrays, letter-boxes the advertising matter being combined with articles for restaurants, shops or offices
• • 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
  • B65D2221/00—Small packaging specially adapted for product samples, single-use packages or échantillons

Definitions

• the present invention aims generally to allow an olfactory identification of a food product disposed in a container through its main or main aromas reproduced in an external support.
• a food container is labeled with this product.
• a bottle of wine is usually made of glass and is specially designed to contain wine.
• the shape of the bottle provides information on the origin of the wine it contains.
• US Pat. No. 3,149,431 discloses a card with a ring allowing it to be put on the neck.
• Patent FR 2,689,669 proposes a label with a portion pierced with an orifice in which the collar passes and, in extension, a lower part stuck on the barrel of the bottle.
• a first goal is to associate the container of a food product with an information carrier, this at first practical, safe and relevant to the consumer, while ensuring a safe use and preservation of the aroma in time,.
• an olfactory identification device of a food product disposed in a container comprising a support containing a flavor representative of a characteristic odor of said food product, wherein the support comprises a box which can be opened and closed by a lid and which contains a solid substance having said flavor. It is recommended that the box be rigid, that the lid is rigid and fixed to the receptacle of the box by one of a hinge, a screw and a clip, and that the substance is non-removable vis-à-vis the receptacle. It promotes the longevity of the device, its reliability and efficiency.
• connection box / container may be one of a detachable link and a removable attachment, in the context of a common presentation unit. This will promote flexibility of use.
• the support contain a non-refillable substance that will then be fixed or retained behind a wall.
• the support For safe use and optimized aroma preservation over time, it is recommended that:
• a volatile compound prepared from one of an oily base, an aqueous base, a powder base or an alcohol base.
• a porous solid material and a volatile compound prepared from one of an oily base, an alcohol base and an aqueous base, of which said porous solid material is impregnated.
• the substance be a solid block placed in tight contact with an inner face of a wall of the box which thus permanently blocks it.
• a second purpose is also to ensure a practical combination that lasts in time between a food product and at least one aroma.
• a support containing an odoriferous substance representative of a characteristic odor of the food product contained in the container, and which can be opened and closed,
• the carrier is advised to include a box closed by a cover which can be opened and closed and which contains, as odorant, a flavored non-wrapped block. This is a guarantee of safety, efficiency and ease of use. For the same purpose, it is further recommended that the carrier is firmly bonded to the vessel and contains a solid flavored block.
• a third purpose is also to facilitate an informed choice of drinks at a point of sale and / or consumption of these drinks.
• At least a first support containing an odoriferous substance representative of a characteristic odor of at least one of said foodstuffs and which can be opened and closed for the olfactory identification of said product
• a second carrier having a plurality of food products in their respective containers, including the one the odorant represents, the first carriers and one of the second carriers and the containers being spaced from one another, and
• An alternative is a display including:
• a plurality of first supports each containing an odoriferous substance representative of a characteristic odor of at least one of said beverages and which can each be closed and opened to smell
• the first supports comprise boxes each containing a different odoriferous substance
• a fourth goal is also to facilitate the choice of a food product and access to it, particularly at a point of sale such as a supermarket, the products being each arranged in a closed container offered for sale.
• the choice offered will be a priori that of at least one drink among several of the same category belonging to the following categories: fruit juice, vegetable juice, sodas, flavored water, drinks produced by infusion, alcoholic beverages produced by fermentation (wine in particular), beverages produced by distillation, and beverages produced from a millet.
• At least one of the characteristic flavors of each of said selectable beverages is identified in the category under consideration;
• each of said drinks being individually contained in a closed container, each container is provided with a closed support containing said odoriferous substance and which can be opened and closed, when choosing, said person feels the smell of each substance of at least part of the drinks among those that can be selected, in the category considered.
• the link include a visual identification of one of said container and a label provided with the container.
• the support comprises a rigid element that will be attached to the display and that will rigidly carry a box:
• FIGS. 1.2 schematize a container with a support (or device) for olfactory identification
• FIG. 3 schematizes the support according to FIG. 1,
• FIG. 4 schematizes a variant of this support
• FIG. 5 schematizes a process of choice of beverage and arrangement in store shelves
• FIGS. 8, 9 schematize two displays equipped with the imagined olfactory identification device
• FIGS. 10, 11 schematize two supports of aromatic substance that can be used in particular in the store, FIG. 10 being an enlargement of the detail X of FIG. Figures 1,2 in particular, we see a device 1
• the device 1 comprises a support 7 containing at least one flavor (symbolized 10) representative of an odor
• the device 1 further comprises one of a link
• the removable attachment 9b comprises two rigid tabs but slightly elastically deformable, to form a clamp adapted to tighten a bottle, here his collar.
• the aroma 10 will be volatile, or at least can diffuse, be sensed by a human smell, around the support 7. it is not placed in an envelope that is sealed before being cut or pierced as in FR 2 558,697.
• the detachable link 9a (FIG. 2) can be a ribbon or a resistant thread passed around the neck of a bottle, which can define the container 5.
• the detachable link 9 may alternatively be a ribbon or a resistant wire tied around a box, preferably rigid, containing another food product 3, such as foie gras or caviar.
• the removable attachment 9b may be a split elastic ring to elastically engage forcibly (such a clip) around the container: box, bottle, jar, etc. It is recommended that the connection 7 / container 5 is firm.
• the support 7 encloses a solid substance (also called substrate) 11 having the said aroma. To combine practicality of use and favorable behavior over time, the support 7 will be firmly attached to the container 5 and contain this flavored substrate.
• the flavor will preferably be an essential oil or a combination of such oils, or an odor-based water-based composition.
• the support 7 contains a non-refillable substrate 11.
• the substrate 11 and the aroma are respectively defined in a mixture, by :
• a solid polymer and a wax an example of a material could be heat-malleable and have a melting point between 70 ° C. and 95 ° C.
• a volatile compound prepared from one of an oily base, an aqueous base or a powdery base.
• the substrate and this flavor can include respectively: a porous solid material (such as a porous stone), and
• the support 7 comprise a rigid, closed box 13 which can be opened (to feel) and which contains said at least one representative aroma 10.
• the support 7 may include one or more flavors representative of the typical odor of the food product contained in the container, according to the more or less elemental or complex odor that will be desired.
• a solid substrate 11 it will preferably comprise at least one of a less essentially vegetable, an essentially mineral material and an essentially organic material.
• Figure 3 it is the peripheral rim that surrounds the opening of the receptacle 15 and blocks behind it the substance 11 (here a solid polymer or hot castable wax), after it has been poured into this receptacle.
• a box 13 it includes:
• a receptacle 15 which contains the support 7 and has an opening 17 through which the at least one aroma 10 diffuses
• the box 13 will include a receptacle 15 and a cover 19 disposed on the receptacle. This lid will open and close directly (without intermediate sealed envelope) an opening 17 of the receptacle by which said at least one aroma will diffuse when the lid is opened.
• Figures 1,2 further shows the realization of a set 20 thus allowing the identification, or pre-identification, olfactory desired of the food product considered.
• This set includes:
• a support 7 including the aroma (s) representative of the characteristic odor of the food product contained in the container.
• the support 7 here comprises a closed box 13 which can be opened and closed and which contains the substance 11.
• This substrate is a flavored block with the aroma (s).
• this substrate 11 be non-wrapped in a protective film to be pierced or cut to release the aroma (s).
• this assembly 20, as well as the device 1, be devoid of at least one of a flavored microcapsule and a printed structure having a dedicated odor (being free from at least one of fragrance microcapsule and printed structure having a dedicated fragrance).
• an odoriferous substance which may be the substrate 11, 25, whose odor is representative of said at least one identified flavor, is produced, each of said drinks being individually contained in a closed container / container, each container is provided with a closed support 7 containing said odorant and which can be opened and closed (as in FIGS. 1, 2, 5), and then, as in FIG. in the choice, the person concerned feels the odor of each substance of at least some of the drinks that can be selected, in the category considered (as illustrated in FIG. 5, the person can then, by comparison, imagine that smell directly a drink),
• an odoriferous substance whose odor is representative of said at least one identified aroma will be prepared; this substance may in particular be the substrate 11 or 25,
• odorous substances are brought together on a support 7 which is fixed to a display, such as 29, 38 or 40
• the person in question will smell the odor of each substance (such as 11,25) representative of at least some of the drinks that may be chosen, in the category under consideration, and then, with reference to odors felt, will choose the ones that will suit him which she finds the containers 5 thanks to the links (the Bottles on the bottom left fig.8 are thus out of the choice).
• the link 33 comprise a visual identification of one of said container / container 5 and a tag 31 which will have provided the container, by fixing it. It may be a paper label stuck on a bottle.
• the link and the label (or said container / container 5) will carry information (message, color, illustration ..) common allowing the first sends to the second.
• the support 7 comprises a rigid element, such as a plate or a placard, 70, which will be fixed to the display and which will rigidly carry a box (such as 13):
• solution B being specified that the support 70 figs. 8,9 could be replaced by the booklet of Figures 6,7):
• a display 38 comprising:
• a second support such as a store rack, thus having several food products in their respective containers (containers 5 if it is a drink), including the one that the odoriferous substance represents, the first and second supports being arranged at a distance from one another, and,
• FIG. 9 another display 40 may be provided, comprising:
• first supports 7 each containing an odoriferous substance 11,25 representative of a characteristic odor of several of the food products for sale, each support being able to close and open to smell
• second support such as a panel 41 erected and stabilized by legs 43, presenting the food products in their respective containers (such as 5), which are divided into groups (here by columns, under the respective boxes 13), depending on the substances fragrant that represent them,
• this fixing takes place by tightly holding the boxes 13 (then without the means 9a, 9b) in an orifice formed through a plate such as 70 fixed to the second support directly (fig.9, placard) or by a link, such as a flexible cable 47.
• Solution B Still possibly in a store, but it should rather be in a restaurant, it is considered the form of display 29 of Figures 5,6 comprising:
• each link 33 is one of a text and an image relating to the beverage considered and placed in correspondence of the first associated support. As illustrated, this may be the image of the bottle itself and / or its label 31, for example.
• FIG 11 we imagined a desk 51 bearing the (first) supports 7 and, in visual correspondence, 33 links identification of containers / containers concerned.
• This desk can in particular replace the support 70, at the end of the aisle, for example the radius of wines or spirits of a store.
• the poster "B" in fig.8 also refers to it.
• the first supports such as boxes 13 can be slid into a transparent open pocket, made on the top of an inner page of a rigid booklet defining for example, in a restaurant, a wine list, cardboard or plasticized.
• a fixation in an orifice formed through a page or sheet, in particular cardboard or plasticized, is also possible.

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