US 9,809,352 B1Granted

Product packaging with external product indicator

AssigneeLjwc LLC

InventorJohn Dalton

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Abstract

The present invention is generally related to product packaging, and more particularly to a product packaging having an external sample of the product contained within the packaging and a method of making the product packaging. The present invention is directed to exemplary embodiments of a product packaging having an external sample of the product contained within the packaging. The product packaging is configured to provide a representation of the product contained within the packaging in the product's final and/or applied form. The product packaging may include a product sample swatch that is configured to affixation to a product container containing the product represented by the sample swatch in its non-final form. The present invention is also directed to exemplary embodiments of a method for affixing a product sample swatch to a product container containing the product represented by the sample swatch in its non-final form.

Claims4

Dependent claims

A packaged product for application to roof or driveway surfaces, comprising:

a container comprising an internal space and an external surface;
a roofing or driveway coating product in a liquid state disposed in the internal space of the container, the roofing or driveway coating product comprising an acrylic, silicone and/or asphalt, the roofing or driveway coating product being adapted to dry, harden, cure or otherwise solidify from the liquid state into a solid state or substantially solid state;
and
a swatch of the roofing or driveway coating product in the solid state or substantially solid state being applied to the external surface of the container;
wherein the swatch of the roofing or driveway coating product is a representation of a final form of the roofing or driveway coating product when the roofing or driveway coating product is applied to a roof or driveway;
and
wherein the swatch comprises a substrate on which the roofing or driveway coating product is disposed, an adhesive layer on the substrate for adhering the swatch to the external surface of the container, and a primer layer on the substrate positioned between the substrate and the roofing or driveway coating product.

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