# US 2014/0151262 A1 · Retail Cosmetic Products Packaged Into Segment Containers > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0151262 A1 - Document ID: US20140151262A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/094,264 - Filed: 2013-12-02 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-11-30 - Assignees: The Procter & Gamble Company - Applicants: The Procter & Gamble Company - Inventors: Clarence Leroy WHITE, JR.; William Michael TARLTON; Margaret Ellen KILBERG - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140151262A1 ## CPC - B65D 77/04: Articles or materials enclosed in two or more containers disposed one within another - A45D 44/00: Other cosmetic or toiletry articles, e.g. for hairdressers' rooms - 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 - A45D: HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT (wigs, toupees or the like A41G3/00, A41G5/00; hairdressers' chairs A47C1/04; hair cutting appliances, razors B26B); EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING ## Abstract A parent container comprising cosmetic products configured for retail sale, the container including a first segment container with a first container space that includes only cosmetic products associated with a first cosmetic segment and a second segment container with a second container space that includes only cosmetic products associated with a second cosmetic segment; any of the containers can also be used for other kinds of products, besides retail cosmetics. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A parent container comprising cosmetic products configured for retail sale, wherein the cosmetic products include, at least: a first plurality of cosmetic products, each associated with a first cosmetic segment; and a second plurality of cosmetic products, each associated with a second cosmetic segment, which differs from the first cosmetic segment; and a plurality of segment containers, which includes, at least: a first segment container, with a first container space that includes only cosmetic products associated with the first cosmetic segment and at least some of the first plurality of cosmetic products; and a second segment container, with a second container space that includes only cosmetic products associated with the second cosmetic segment and at least some of the second plurality of cosmetic products. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The parent container of claim 1, wherein each of the segment containers has a container space that includes only cosmetic products associated with one cosmetic segment. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The parent container of claim 2, wherein the first cosmetic segment and the second cosmetic segment are selected from the group consisting of: face segment, eyes segment, lips segment, nails segment, and miscellaneous cosmetic segment ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The parent container of claim 2, wherein, altogether the cosmetic products are associated with a plurality of cosmetic segments, each of the cosmetic products is associated with one of the cosmetic segments, and for each of the cosmetic segments, all of the cosmetic products associated with that segment are included in a container space for one segment container. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The parent container of claim 4, wherein the first cosmetic segment and the second cosmetic segment are selected from the group including: face segment, eyes segment, lips segment, and nails segment. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The parent container of claim 1, wherein each of the first segment container and the second segment container is configured to be used as a separate container. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The parent container of claim 1, wherein each of the first segment container and the second segment container is a separate container. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The parent container of claim 1, wherein each of the first segment container and the second segment container is made from a material that is at least partially transparent. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The parent container of claim 1, wherein each of the first segment container and the second segment container is made from a material that is at least substantially transparent. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The parent container of claim 1, wherein each of the first segment container and the second segment container is made from a material that is completely transparent. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The parent container of claim 1, wherein each of the first segment container and the second container is closed. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The parent container of claim 11, wherein each of the segment containers is closed and the parent container is closed. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The parent container of claim 12, wherein the parent container is sealed for shipping. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The parent container of claim 1, wherein each of the first segment container and the second container is sealed. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The parent container of claim 1, wherein: the first segment container includes one or more indicia configured to represent the first cosmetic segment; the second segment container includes one or more indicia configured to represent the second cosmetic segment; and the cosmetic segments are selected from the group consisting of: face segment, eyes segment, lips segment, and nails segment. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The parent container of claim 1, wherein at least one of the segment containers includes one or more indicia configured to represent a face segment, and the one or more indicia is selected from the group consisting of: the word FACE, a graphic depicting a human face, and combinations of these. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The parent container of claim 1, wherein at least one of the segment containers includes one or more indicia configured to represent an eyes segment, and the one or more indicia is selected from the group consisting of: the word EYES, a graphic depicting one or more human eyes, and combinations of these. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The parent container of claim 1, wherein at least one of the segment containers includes one or more indicia configured to represent a lips segment, and the one or more indicia is selected from the group consisting of: the word LIPS, a graphic depicting one or more human lips, and combinations of these. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The parent container of claim 1, wherein at least one of the segment containers includes one or more indicia configured to represent a nails segment, and the one or more indicia is selected from the group consisting of: the word NAILS, a graphic depicting one or more human nails, and combinations of these. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The parent container of claim 1, wherein: the first segment container includes one or more indicia configured to represent a first portion of a retail cosmetic display; and the second segment container includes one or more indicia configured to represent a second portion of the retail cosmetic display, which differs from the first portion.