US20010027958A1 - Container, cover, and insert for a consumer product - Google Patents

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US20010027958A1
US20010027958A1 US09/812,103 US81210301A US2001027958A1 US 20010027958 A1 US20010027958 A1 US 20010027958A1 US 81210301 A US81210301 A US 81210301A US 2001027958 A1 US2001027958 A1 US 2001027958A1
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    • 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
    • A45D33/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling powdery toiletry or cosmetic substances
    • 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
    • A45D34/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes
    • 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
    • A45D40/00—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/24—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
    • B65D51/28—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials
    • 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
    • B65D2203/00—Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators
    • B65D2203/12—Audible, olfactory or visual signalling means

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  • the present invention relates to a container for holding a liquid or solid consumer product, such as a cosmetic product, a personal care product, a medical product, a household product or the like.
  • a cover of a container is usually designed to tightly seal an opening through which, during use, a product such as a liquid can be taken out of the container.
  • the cover prevents the liquid (or the moisture of a solid product) from evaporating or becoming contaminated.
  • the packaging of the product often includes a visual and written description of the product and the related fragrance.
  • fragrance samplers can be made available at the sales points of a store.
  • Fragrance samplers include fragrance absorbed into a substrate, which may be covered by a plastic film which can be peeled off. Fragranced material may also be contained in an encapsulation which is susceptible to breaking under physical pressure. The described fragrance samplers can therefore be activated by scratching or rubbing the surface of the substrate or by breaking the shell of the encapsulation and thereby releasing the fragrance.
  • fragrance samplers due to evaporation, quality (distortion of the fragrance character) and quantity of the fragrance contained in the sampler rapidly decrease after activation. The process of touching also contaminates the skin of the consumer and results in cross-contamination of other samplers.
  • the present invention is therefore based on the object of specifying a container for holding a consumer product such as a perfume or a deodorant and a cover for a container which keeps the product, liquid or solid, such as a perfume or a deodorant, tightly sealed in the container while making the fragrance of the product available to the outside. It is a further object to specify an element required for the cover which is suitable to provide a fragrance.
  • Container with a cover which allow to keep a consumer product, a liquid or a solid, such as a cosmetic product, a personal care product, a medical product, a household product or the like, tightly sealed, characterized in that the container ( 20 w ) or the cover ( 10 , 10 y , 10 z ) comprises a chamber ( 12 ; 24 ) suitable to receive a fragranced insert ( 1 ; 1 x ; 1 y ; 1 w ) said chamber ( 12 ; 24 ) comprising at least one opening ( 11 ; 11 a , 11 b , 11 c , 11 d ; 26 ) through which the fragranced insert ( 1 ; 1 x ; 1 y ; 1 w ) is at least partially exposed to the ambience and with a seal ( 13 ; 13 x ; 13 y ; 13 z ) used for separating the fragranced insert ( 1 ; 1 x ; 1 y ; 1 w ) from the product ( 21 )
  • FIG. 1 shows a fragranced insert integrated into a cover of a container
  • FIG. 1 a shows the assembly of the cover of FIG. 1
  • FIG. 1 b shows a fragranced insert combined with a seal
  • FIG. 2 shows an inventive container and cover
  • FIG. 2 a shows a fragranced insert suitable for incorporation into the first flip-top cover
  • FIG. 3 shows an inventive container with a second flip-top cover
  • FIG. 3 a shows a fragranced insert suitable for incorporation into the second flip-top cover
  • FIG. 4 shows an inventive container with a fragranced insert held in a chamber of a container wall.
  • the present invention is directed toward packaging for all personal care and household consumer products in which fragrance type or quality might play a role in the consumer choice of buying. It permits the consumer to test the fragrance without tampering with the packaging.
  • Examples of the type of product (i.e. consumer product)for which this invention is suitable include (among others): shampoos, hair conditioners, shower gels, liquid soaps, intimate hygiene products, personal deodorants and antiperspirants, skin creams, skin lotions, sun protection products, liquid laundry detergents, dishwashing liquids, automatic dishwashing powders and liquids, all-purpose and specialized surface cleansers, air fresheners.
  • the inventive container is suitable to store cosmetic products, personal care products, medical products, household products or the like.
  • the container or the cover of the container which can be produced at low cost, has a chamber suitable to receive a fragranced insert which delivers a fragrance to the outside over a long period of time in high quality.
  • the fragranced insert is separated from a liquid or a solid stored in the container by a wall of the chamber or by a seal which preferably is part of the fragranced insert.
  • the chamber has a wall perforated with one or several holes to allow the diffusion of the fragrance from the fragranced insert to the outside.
  • the chamber is preferably in the cover respective the cap of the container.
  • the fragranced insert is made from a solid material, preferably a material that is suitable for absorbing fragrance oil or a fragranced solution such as a plastic polymer, a cellulose support, e.g. paper or card, wood or a composite material containing cellulose.
  • Fragrance can also be added to plaster or cement supports before or after molding and setting.
  • the advantages of such a support are ease of preparation, low cost and high fragrance dose which will give a long lasting effect.
  • fragranced insert acts as a reservoir keeping the fragrance material shielded against the air thus preventing oxidation of major parts of the fragrance material. Only a small part of the fragrance, after transport through the insert material, will be exposed to the air.
  • Fragrances are compatible with solid waxes and can be mixed into melted wax with ease.
  • the melted wax can be molded or integrated into a cellulose support forming the fragranced insert.
  • the fragranced insert is preferably made from a solid material in which the fragrance oil has been absorbed at a level in the range of about 1% to about 50% by weight and more preferably between about 10% and about 50% by weight.
  • the total surface area of the chamber wall comprising the perforations may be chosen within a broad range, e.g. between 0.25 cm 2 and 5.0 cm 2 , with a preferred surface area of 0.4 cm 2 to 1.0 cm 2 .
  • the fragranced insert which may have an average thickness between 1 and 3 mm is chosen accordingly.
  • FIG. 1 shows a sectional view of a container 20 with a fitting 22 for a cover respective a cap 10 , also shown in sectional view, and an opening 23 through which a liquid 21 has been poured into the container 20 .
  • the cover 10 has a chamber 12 with an opening 11 which are designed to receive and hold a fragranced insert 1 which consists of a material support that contains a high concentration of fragrance.
  • a fragranced insert 1 which consists of a material support that contains a high concentration of fragrance.
  • the release of fragrance is controlled by the nature of the carrier material used for the fragranced insert 1 , the concentration of fragrance and the total surface area of the opening 11 in the cover 10 through which the fragranced insert is exposed to the outside and fragrance is released. A consumer can therefore smell the fragrance without opening the packaging or the container 20 .
  • a seal 13 has been placed adjacent to the fragranced insert 1 .
  • the seal 13 is designed in such a way that it closes the chamber 12 within the cover 10 and/or the opening 23 of the container 20 when the cover 10 is set to closed position.
  • the cover 10 , the fragranced insert 1 , and the seal 13 are further designed in such a way that the fragranced insert 1 is tightly held within the chamber 12 and the seal 13 can be snapped respective fastened in a position within the cover 10 .
  • the fragrance will exit from the insert 1 through the opening 11 of the cover 10 to the outside, provided that the opening 11 of the cover 10 is not sealed. Sealing the opening 11 of the cover 10 , for example with a tape, may be desired until the container 20 respective the assembled product is offered to the consumers.
  • FIG. 1 a shows the assembly of the cover 10 , the seal 13 and the fragranced insert 1 which is composed of two cylindrical parts 2 and 3 of different diameter; the smaller part 2 designed to fill the opening 11 of the cover 10 and the larger part 3 designed to fill the chamber 12 .
  • the smaller part 2 may extend out of the opening 11 of the cover 10 (see FIG. 1, 2 ′) in order to enable a consumer to apply the fragrance onto the skin, in this way activating the capillary effect.
  • FIG. 1 a the seal 13 is apart from the fragranced insert 1 .
  • FIG. 1 b the seal 13 x is connected to the fragranced insert 1 x thus facilitating the assembly of the arrangement.
  • FIG. 2 shows a different container 20 y with a so called flip-top cover 10 y which is perforated with four holes 11 a , 11 b , 11 c and 11 d which are designed to receive cylindrical parts 2 a , 2 b , 2 c and 2 d of a fragranced insert 1 y as shown in FIG. 2 a .
  • a chamber is provided below the flip-top cover 10 y which is designed to receive the main body of the fragranced insert 1 y which is connected to a seal 13 y used for closing and sealing the opening (see FIG. 3) of the container 20 y.
  • FIG. 3 shows an inventive container 20 z with a second flip-top cover 10 z in opened position, which comprises a seal 13 z having the form of a cam which fits into the opening 23 z of the container 20 z.
  • the fragranced insert 1 z shown in FIG. 3 a which is suitable for incorporation into the second flip-top cover 10 z or between the container 20 z and the flip-top cover 10 z comprises a hole 4 z through which the cam-like seal 13 z can be passed through towards the opening 23 z of the container 20 z.
  • the opening 23 z is therefore closed when the flip-top cover 10 z is put down. Fragrance from the fragranced insert 1 z can however emanate through the holes of the flip-top cover 10 z to the outside.
  • the fragrance of the product can be tested by consumers in a store without opening the containers 20 y or 20 z.
  • a fragranced insert 1 is preferably incorporated into the cover 10 of a container 20 .
  • a fragranced insert 1 may also advantageously be combined with a container 20 w as shown in FIG. 4.
  • the container 20 w shown in FIG. 4 comprises a holder 25 attached to a wall of the container 20 w .
  • the holder 25 which is perforated with two holes 26 , is embracing a chamber 24 into which a fragranced insert 1 w is placed. Fragrance can therefore emanate from the fragranced insert 1 w through the holes 26 in the holder 25 to the outside.
  • the holder 25 and accordingly the fragranced insert 1 w can be arranged in a form adapted to the design of the product.
  • the holder 25 may surround or be arranged top down along the container which may also comprise double walls with at least one chamber 24 in between. Attractive shapes and patterns of the perforations may optionally be combined with color tones of the insert to optimize the aesthetic appeal of the package.
  • the holes 26 in the holder 25 should cover a large enough area to allow sufficient fragrance to emanate to the exterior. Suitable sizes for the holes are 0.5 mm to 25 mm in diameter; preferred diameters are between 2 mm and 10 mm. A suitable number of holes would be 1-100; preferred numbers are 1-10.
  • the surface area of the holes and also that of the exposed fragranced insert 1 , 1 x , 1 y , 1 z , 1 w are between 0.25 cm 2 and 5.0 cm 2 while a preferred surface area is between 0.4 cm 2 and 1.0 cm 2 .
  • a preferred surface area is between 0.4 cm 2 and 1.0 cm 2 .
  • multiple perforations they preferably are arranged in close proximity to each other.
  • the preferred dimensions of the fragranced insert 1 , 1 x , 1 y , 1 z , 1 w are 3 c2-12.5 cm 2 of surface area and 1 mm-5 mm of thickness. Optimum thickness is about 2 mm.
  • the material used for the fragranced insert 1 , 1 x , 1 y , 1 z , 1 w contains from about 1% and about 50% fragrance by weight. Preferred levels are from about 20% to about 50%.
  • Fragrances that may be incorporated into the inserts of the present invention, are generally composed of mixtures of natural and/or synthetic essential oils such as orange oil, pine oil, eucalyptus oil, lavender oil, rose oil, etc. and various synthetic oils usually selected from groups consisting of alcohols, phenols, ketones, aldehydes, esters, polycyclic compounds, macrocyclic compounds, etc.
  • the term fragrance also encompasses any mixtures of perfume oil as mentioned above that are primarily intended to provide a pleasant odor.
  • the fragrance might also include solvents such as, among others, glycols (propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, hexylene glycol), paraffins and fatty esters such as isopropyl myristate.
  • the fragranced insert for example, is made from plastic polymers, plaster, cement, cellulose and composites of the above mentioned materials.
  • the preferred materials are plastic polymers that can be made and molded with levels of more than 10% of fragrance oil incorporated into the polymer.
  • the most suitable plastic materials for the fragranced insert or fragranced part of a composite insert are polymers of the following types: polyvinylalcohol and copolymers of vinyl alcohol with vinyl esters, (meth)acrylic acid, (meth)acrylic acid esters and ethylene, vinyl esters, polyamides, polyesters and mixtures of these or mixtures of these with other polymers.
  • Preferred plastics are polyvinyl esters, modified polyamides and mixtures thereof.
  • the most preferred plastic polymers are polyether/polyamide alternate block copolymers.
  • An example of commercially available polymers of this type is the PEBAX range (polyether block amide) from Elf Atochem (today Atofino). Most preferred is PEBAX 2533SN01. Tests of fragrance diffusion from this material show that fragrance continues to diffuse for more than 60 days whereas it lasts for less than 30 from a cellulose support.
  • polystyrene resin polystyrene resin
  • ELVAX poly(ethylene-co-vinylacetate)copolymers
  • ELVAX poly(ethylene-co-vinylacetate)copolymers
  • ELVAX poly(ethylene-co-vinylacetate)copolymers
  • ELVAX poly(ethylene-co-vinylacetate)copolymers
  • ELVAX poly(ethylene-co-vinylacetate)copolymers
  • ELVAX from Dupont de Nemours.
  • These above mentioned polymers have the advantage of being able to absorb up to 20% and 50% by weight of fragrance oil and can be worked using a variety of different techniques such as injection and molding, extrusion of films, tubes and sheets, co-extrusion with other plastics, such as polyethylene, polypropylene and polycarbonate, thermoforming, over molding and coating.
  • Insert size with surface area preferably between 3 cm 2 and 12.5 cm.
  • Total surface area of the perforations preferably between 0.5 cm 2 and 0.9 cm 2 .
  • Insert size respective surface area preferably between 3 cm 2 and 12.5 cm 2 .
  • Total surface area of the perforations preferably between 0.5 cm 2 and 0.9 cm 2 .
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