Enhanced three-dimensional container display

Abstract

The three-dimensional design of a container is enhanced by the suspension of a three-dimensional design within the container. This is accomplished by a depending member which is a part of a container closure or which is supported by the upper edge of a container and held in place by a closure. This depending member has a three-dimensional design attached thereto or as an integral part thereof. The depending member can be cylindrical of different shapes or can be discontinuous such as having a longitudinal gap extending partially or fully the length of the depending member. When the closure to the container is a pump dispenser the dip tube of the pump dispenser can pass through and be partially or fully surrounded by the depending member, or optionally the dip tube can be the depending member with the three-dimensional design attached thereto or an integral part thereof. In a further embodiment the liquid in the container and the material of the depending member, and optionally a dip tube, have refractive indices whereby the depending member and dip tube substantially visually disappear in the liquid of the container. The result of the foregoing embodiments is a container that has a striking three-dimensional design appearance.

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