Aromatic identification for a food container
AssigneesJulien-Maxime Maranon, Dominique Gomez
InventorPatrick Maranon
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Abstract
Olfactory identification of the contents of a bottle, in particular wine, or any food container, intended to facilitate the choice of the product by a novice consumer making a purchase is enabled. A support, such as an enclosure attached to a bottle and, inside, a substance aromatized with the aromas representative of the contents of the bottle, make it possible to assist with the selection.
Claims20
1-19. (canceled)
Display stand at a retail location, for food products each placed in a closed container, which display stand includes:
- at least one first support containing an aromatic substance representative of a characteristic odor of at least one of said food products, and which can be opened and closed, for olfactory identification of said at least one food product,
- a second support having a plurality of food products in their respective containers, including that which the aromatic substance represents, in which the at least one first support and at least one among the second support and the containers are arranged at a distance from one another, and
- a connection established between the aromatic substance and the closed container containing the food product the aromatic substance that it represents, thus enabling said container to be found at the retail location, by olfactory identification.
Display stand at a retail location, for food products each arranged in a closed container, which display stand includes:
- first supports individually attached to each container containing an aromatic substance representative of an odor characteristic of a food product, and that can be closed and opened in order to be smelled, and
- a second support in which said food products are placed in respective containers individually equipped with the first aromatic support characterizing the food products.
Device for olfactory identification of a food product placed in a container, which device includes a support containing an aroma representative of an odor characteristic of said food product, in which the support includes a box that can be opened and closed by a covering, and which contains a solid substrate having said aroma.
Assembly enabling olfactory identification of a food product, which assembly includes:
- a closed vessel containing said food product and that can be opened in order to access the product,
- a support including an aroma representative of an odor characteristic of the food product contained in the vessel,
- in which the support includes a container that can be opened and closed and that contains a substrate aromatized with said aroma, and a connection is established between the support and the closed vessel, thus enabling olfactory pre-identification of the food product contained in the vessel.
Method for initiating and preparing conditions for initiation of a person to a testing of one of a series of beverages, in which:
- making a selection of at least one of said beverages, of which at least one characteristic aroma is identified,
- the person smelling an odor representative of said at least one identified aroma,
- the person testing the beverage selected, and
- by means of reference to the odor smelled, the person is encouraged to find said at least one characteristic aroma in the beverage tested.
Method for providing assistance in the selection by a person of at least one of a series of beverages of a common category, belonging to the following categories:
- fruit juice, vegetable juice, sodas, flavored waters, beverages produced by infusion, alcoholic beverages produced by fermentation, beverages produced by distillation, and beverages produced from a grist, comprising:
- considering one of said categories,
- identifying at least one of the characteristic aromas of each of said beverages capable of being chosen, in the category considered,
- for each of said beverages, developing an aromatic substance of which the odor is representative of said at least one identified aroma,
- individually containing each of said beverages in a closed container, each container is equipped with a closed support containing said aromatic substance, which support can be opened and closed, and
- when making the choice, said person smells the odor of each substance representative of at least some of the beverages among those capable of being chosen, in the category considered.
Method for providing assistance in the selection by a person in a store of at least one of a number of beverages of a common category, belonging to the following categories:
- fruit juice, vegetable juice, sodas, flavored waters, beverages produced by infusion, alcoholic beverages produced by fermentation, beverages produced by distillation, and beverages produced from a grist, comprising:
- considering one of said categories,
- identifying at least one of the characteristic aromas of each of said beverages capable of being chosen, in the category considered,
- for each of said beverages, developing an aromatic substance of which the odor is representative of said at least one identified aroma,
- individually arranging said aromatic substances developed on a support that is secured to a display stand, and establishing a connection between each aromatic substance and a closed container containing the beverage that it represents, thus enabling said container to be found in the store, and
- when making the choice, said person smells the odor of each substance representative of at least some of the beverages among those capable of being chosen, in the category considered, then, in reference to the odors smelled, chooses those that said person wants, for which he or she finds the containers by means of the connections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.