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US3494505A
US3494505A US743511A US3494505DA US3494505A US 3494505 A US3494505 A US 3494505A US 743511 A US743511 A US 743511A US 3494505D A US3494505D A US 3494505DA US 3494505 A US3494505 A US 3494505A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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  • a method for sampling fragrances which comprises incorporating the fragrance into pressurerupturable microscopically-sized capsules coated on a tape backing and then rupturing the capsules as the tape is dispensed to release the fragrance. Means is also provided for carrying out the method.
  • This invention comprises a method and means for sampling fragrances, and particularly for sampling perfume fragrances.
  • Perfumes have traditionally been packaged in glass or ceramic containers. Perfume manufacturers generally have a variety of fragrances from which the customer may choose the one that suits. These fragrances are usually marketed over the counter through drugstores, boutiques, department stores and under similar environmental conditions where a large variety of perfume fragrances from many manufacturers are displayed.
  • the perfume fragrance is encapsulated into tiny microcapsules which are coated onto a backing to form a tape which is then dispensed from rolls in strip form so that as the tape is dispensed, and only as it is dispensed, the microcapsules are 3,494,505 Patented Feb. 10, 1970 ble while at the same time decreasing the over-all expense of such sampling to the manufacturer of the perfume fragrance and decreasing the amount of time necessary for a sales clerk to assist a prospective perfume customer. Further, it provides a way to overcome the natural reluctance of a sales person to open further perfume bottles for sampling by those persons the sales person may doubt to be really prospective customers.
  • FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a roll of fragrance tape
  • FIGURE 2 is a cross-sectional view on a greatly enlarged scale taken substantially along the plane of Section line 22 of FIGURE 1;
  • FIGURE 3 is a side elevational view with parts being broken away of a dispenser with the tape in place therein showing how the fragrance is released as the tape is dispensed for sampling of the fragrance.
  • FIGURE 1 a roll of tape carrying a perfume fragrance for use in accordance with this invention.
  • the tape 10 of FIGURE 1 comprises a backing 12 having coated on one surface thereof a coating 14 composed of a suitable binder 16 within which small microscopic capsules 18 containing a perfume fragrance are more or less uniformly distributed.
  • the backing 12 has on the opposite surface from the perfume fragrance coated surface thereof an adhesive layer 20 and a liner 22 to protect the underlying coating 14 of the next layer of tape in the roll from any contamination by the adhesive.
  • a dispenser is illustrated consisting of a hollow dispenser body 26 within which the roll of tape 10 is disposed.
  • the dispenser is provided with a slot through which the tape is dispensed.
  • the slot is formed by the juncture of a dull blade 27 on a hinged cover 28 of the dispenser body which seats within a more or less inverted V-shaped depression 30 formed between the surface of the front wall 32 of the body of the dispenser adjacent the hinged cover and an inside wall 34.
  • the hinged cover 28 is provided with a sharpened edge 36 on projection of the hinged cover terminating in cutting edge 36.
  • the cutting edge 36 projects outwardly considerably beyond the end wall 32 of the dispenser 26 so that after a piece of tape has been severed for sampling a portion projects outwardly from the dispenser for pulling the next section of tape through the slot.
  • the tape backing 12 is a non-absorbent odorless substrate. It may be of paper or other nonwoven web of natural or synthetic fibers or it may be a synthetic polymer film such as one of polyethylene, polyester, polyvinyl chloride, etc. A preferred backing is one of paper saturated or impregnated or coated with polyethylene.
  • Thesurface of the backing remaining uncoated with capsules may or may not be coated with adhesive as is desired by the perfume marketer.
  • one surface of the tape is provided with an adhesive and with a liner over the adhesive so that the tape can be adhesively applied after dispensing if desired.
  • the adhesive may be any one of the conventionally used pressure-sensitive adhesives known to the market place such as the butadieneacrylonitrile adhesives or the acryllate adhesives or similar performing adhesives.
  • Acrylate adhesives such as those of Patent Re. 24,906 issued Dec. 13, 1960 (original Patent No. 2,884,126 issued Apr. 28, 1959) to Ulrich are preferred as they have low skin sensitivity.
  • the perfume fragrance is usually provided by an essential oil or other liquid preparation which gives ofl? an agreeable odor which is encapsulated as an oily fill liquid in microscopically sized capsular shells of possibly 5 to 150 microns in size wherein the shell walls are of a material substantially inert to the organic substance forming the perfume fragrance, which is usually proteinaceous in nature.
  • the preferred capsule shells are those of urea-formaldehyde polymer which are able apparently to encapsulate therewithin even the most delicate of fragrance giving organic materials Without loss of fragrance or fragrance potency when stored in such capsules for long periods of time.
  • other capsules such as those of gelatin made in the manner described in Patent No. 2,800,457, issued July 23, 1957 to Green and Schleicher.
  • An example for making the preferred urea-formaldehyde polymer shelled capsules is given hereinafter.
  • EXAMPLE Into 7700 parts by weight of water was introduced 4900 parts of a water soluble precondensate of urea and formaldehyde in about 1:2 molar ratio composed predominately of di-methylol urea formaldehyde, 1340 parts of a solution of NaCl was then added to reduce the solubility of the fill liquid. Next 3300 parts of organic fill liquid immiscible in the aqueous solution and consisting of 2650 parts perfume and 650 parts of diethyl phthalate as a diluent therefor were added and the resultant mixture agitated with turbine blades revolving at 2200 r.p.m. to maintain the perfume fill liquid as small discrete droplets in the aqueous solution.
  • the capsule slurry so made was then converted into a slurry suitable for coating by combining two parts capsules with one part water soluble polyvinyl alcohol (approximately hydrolyzed, 3,000 molecular weight, measured by weight average) on a dry weight basis.
  • the coating is applied at a dry weight of between 4 and about 7 pounds per square yards of surface area and dried with hot forced air at F. maximum for about 30 seconds.
  • the coating was applied on a backing of paper thinly coated with a polymeric moisture barrier (polyethylene in this case) to reduce distortion of the sheet after coating and drying.
  • an ordinary clay coated paper may be used in place of the preferred paper noted hereinbefore, the adhesive preferably being one of those described and claimed in vUlrich Patent No. Re. 24,906.
  • the tape was then put into a dispenser of the kind illustrated in FIGURE 3 and used to sample the fragrance in the manner previously described herein.
  • a method for sampling perfume fragrances which comprises incorporating the fragrance in the form of oily liquid droplets in microcapsular shells provided as a surface coating on a tape wound in roll form and then dispensing the tape from a dispenser which crushes the capsules to release the fragrance therefrom as the tape is dispensed.
  • Means for sampling perfume fragrances which comprises a tape wound in roll form adapted to be carried within a dispenser for dispensing therefrom, said tape comprising a paper backing having a polymeric moisture barrier on the surface thereof, and a coating thereon of microcapsules having urea-formaldehyde polymer shells and containing therewithin an evaporable liquid incorporating a perfume therein over said moisture barrier.
  • the means of claim 2 further including a dispenser within which said tape is housed, .said dispenser having a slot therein for the passage of the tape therethrough and including means for crushing the capsules on the tape coating as the tape is dispensed from the dispenser.

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AU573326B2 (en) * 1984-05-07 1988-06-02 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Fragrance releasing pull-apart sheet
US4847124A (en) * 1987-06-30 1989-07-11 Lux Colette Solange Article adapted to contain a sample of a fragrant substance
US4874129A (en) * 1988-06-30 1989-10-17 Dow Corning Corporation Multi-laminate fragrance release device
US4883197A (en) * 1987-09-18 1989-11-28 Revlon, Inc. Sample strip and dispensing apparatus therefor
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US4576311A (en) * 1983-08-30 1986-03-18 Horton Stuart L Tab dispenser with odor applicator
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US4884719A (en) * 1986-12-30 1989-12-05 Revlon, Inc. Single-sample dispensing
US4717017A (en) * 1987-03-23 1988-01-05 Philip Morris Incorporated Package with means for releasing aromatic substance on opening
US4847124A (en) * 1987-06-30 1989-07-11 Lux Colette Solange Article adapted to contain a sample of a fragrant substance
US4883197A (en) * 1987-09-18 1989-11-28 Revlon, Inc. Sample strip and dispensing apparatus therefor
USD318191S (en) 1987-09-18 1991-07-16 Revlon, Inc. Test sample dispenser
US4874129A (en) * 1988-06-30 1989-10-17 Dow Corning Corporation Multi-laminate fragrance release device
USD314450S (en) 1988-10-12 1991-02-05 Revlon, Inc. Cosmetic sampler tear tab
EP0378411A1 (en) * 1989-01-11 1990-07-18 Delrims Limited Laminates
US5050910A (en) * 1989-07-13 1991-09-24 Sheldon Schechter Fragrance-releasing insert for a magazine
US5249676A (en) * 1991-05-07 1993-10-05 R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Flavor burst structure and method of making the same
US5715849A (en) * 1992-09-09 1998-02-10 Vanbraekel; Alexandre Perfume sampler
US6403186B1 (en) 1998-02-10 2002-06-11 Aki, Inc. Product sampler
US6425530B1 (en) * 2000-06-29 2002-07-30 Dan Coakley Scented fresh rolls
US6698614B2 (en) 2000-06-30 2004-03-02 Walter L. Snead Transit tickets with fragrance samples and method of promoting a fragrance
US20050196571A1 (en) * 2004-03-03 2005-09-08 Penny John H.Iii Air freshener
US20080241453A1 (en) * 2007-03-26 2008-10-02 Akins Gary L Fragrance advertising assembly
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