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US 7,681,725 B2Granted
Container with ability to transfer a material to container content
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsJoerg Mueller, Yessica De Nardin, Ursula Christina Glaser, Robert M. Hubbard, Lamia Delphine Mimassi, Cornelia Schmidt, Naka Seidel
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Abstract
A container may comprise a reservoir that may be associated with a dispensing opening or a closure element of the container. The reservoir may transfer a transferable material, such as a fragrance composition or skin health benefit ingredient, to the container's content.
Claims11
A container comprising:
- a. a container body comprising walls, said walls defining an article-receiving cavity and including a top wall;
- b. said top wall comprising an opening with a circumference;
- c. at least one substrate within said article-receiving cavity;
- d. a reservoir having an outer edge with a circumference and a reservoir opening in communication with said opening in said top wall, wherein the circumference of said outer edge is greater than the circumference of said opening such that a portion of said reservoir rests on said top wall, said reservoir comprising a support base and a hot melt adhesive applied to said support base, said hot melt adhesive comprising a transferable material wherein said transferable material is chosen from at least one of a fragrance composition and a skin health benefit ingredient, wherein at least some of said transferable material transfers from said reservoir to said substrate upon removal of said substrate from said container.
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