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US 7,731,701 B2Granted
Packaged product applicator or personal care applicator
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorsPascal Simon, Kenji Nakamura, Isao Kuraishi
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Abstract
The invention relates to a packaged article comprising: an article having an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein said inner surface defines a cavity for receiving an appendage of a user, a package surrounding said article; a seam which closes both said package and said cavity of said article, wherein opening of said seam opens both said package and said cavity of said article.
Claims55
A packaged article comprising:
- an article having an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein said inner surface defines a cavity for receiving an appendage of a user;
- a package surrounding said article;
- a seam which closes both said package and said cavity of said article, wherein said seam extends through a portion of said package and wherein said seam also extends through a portion of said article, and further wherein opening of said seam opens both said package and said cavity of said article,
- wherein after opening of said seam a portion of said seam maintains part of said article connected to part of said package, and
- wherein said portion of said seam extends transverse to a remainder of said seam.
2 more elements
A process for forming a packaged article comprising:
- forming an article having a cavity for receiving an appendage of a user;
- inserting said article into a partially formed package;
- and
- sealing an end of said package to form a seam which both forms a seam for said package and closes said cavity of said article, wherein said seam extends through a portion of said package and wherein said seam also extends through a portion of said article such that opening of said seam opens both said package and said cavity of said article,
- wherein after opening of said seam a portion of said seam maintains part of said article connected to part of said package, and
- wherein said portion of said seam extends transverse to a remainder of said seam.
3 more elements
A packaged article comprising:
- i) a product applicator;
- ii) a package surrounding said product applicator;
- iii) a product to be applied by said product applicator, said product being contained inside said package and being in contact with the product applicator;
- iv) a seam which closes said package and which fastens the product applicator to said package, wherein the opening of said seam opens said package and allows for the product applicator to be accessed to apply said product, wherein said seam extends through a portion of said package and wherein said seam also extends through a portion of said article,
- wherein after opening of said seam a portion of said seam maintains part of said article connected to part of said package, and
- wherein said portion of said seam extends transverse to a remainder of said seam.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.