Package for consumer care products

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9867445-B2
Application number	US-201514971842-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2015
Priority date	Dec 22, 2014
Publication date	Jan 16, 2018
Grant date	Jan 16, 2018

Abstract

An array of consumer care products is provided having a first dispensing package and a second dispensing package each having a product chamber with a top opening; an upper dispensing end having a top edge; a major axis, a minor axis, and a sidewall; a top ridged opening at the upper dispensing end of the product chamber, and an outer cap. The first dispensing package also has a seal component that covers the top opening. The second dispensing package also has a perforated dome cover that covers the top opening. The outer caps of the first dispensing package and the second dispensing package are interchangeable with each other. The dispensing packages may have the same source identifier.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An array of consumer care products, comprising:
a. a first dispensing package comprising:
a product chamber comprising a top opening; an upper dispensing end having a top edge; a major axis, a minor axis, and a sidewall;
a top ridged opening at the upper dispensing end of the product chamber;
an outer cap;
a seal component that covers the top opening;

b. a second dispensing package comprising:
a product chamber comprising a top opening, an upper dispensing end having a top edge; a major axis, a minor axis, and a sidewall;
a top ridged opening at the upper dispensing end of the product chamber;
an outer cap;
a perforated dome cover that covers the top opening;

wherein the outer cap of the first dispensing package is dimensioned to be interchangeable with the outer cap of the second dispensing package and the outer cap of the second dispensing package is dimensioned to be interchangeable with the outer cap of the first dispensing package and the interchangeable outer caps maintain a retention force of about 1.5 lbs. to about 12 lbs.;
wherein the first dispensing package and the second dispensing package have the same source identifier; and
wherein the first dispensing package is a bottom fill package and the second dispensing package is a top fill package.

2. The array of claim 1 wherein the outer cap of the first dispensing package has a retention force of about 2 lbs. to about 10 lbs.

3. The array of claim 2 wherein the outer cap of the first dispensing package has a retention force of about 2 lbs. to about 6 lbs.

4. The array of claim 1 wherein the outer cap of the first dispensing package has a thickness of about 0.45 mm to about 1.2 mm.

5. The array of claim 4 wherein the outer cap of the first dispensing package has a thickness of about 0.47 mm to about 1 mm.

6. The array of claim 1 wherein the seal component has a thickness of about 0.45 mm to about 1.2 mm.

7. The array of claim 1 wherein the perforated dome cover has a thickness of about 0.45 mm to about 1.2 mm.

8. The array of claim 1 wherein the outer cap of the first dispensing package has an inside surface comprising one or more horizontal ridges.

9. The array of claim 8 wherein the inside surface of the outer cap of the first dispensing package further comprises one or more vertical ridges, having a top end and a bottom end.

10. The array of claim 9 wherein the bottom end of the vertical ridges of the outer cap of the first dispensing package are located adjacent to the top edge of the upper dispensing end of the product chamber.

11. The array of claim 1 wherein the top ridged opening of the first dispensing package is integral with the product chamber.

12. The array of claim 1 wherein the upper dispensing end of the product chamber of the first dispensing package further comprises a curved downward extension of the sidewall to form a free end and a gap extending along the major axis between the free end and the outer surface of the product chamber.

13. The array of claim 12 , wherein the free end has a thickness t′ that is substantially non-uniform.

14. The array of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of grooves that are arranged along the periphery of the outer surface of the top ridged opening of the first dispensing package.

15. The array of claim 1 wherein the top ridged opening of the first dispensing package further comprises an outermost ridge.

16. The array of claim 15 wherein the outermost ridge extends outward the farthest distance along the major axis of the product chamber.

17. The array of claim 16 wherein the outer cap of the first dispensing package further comprises a bottom end that is adjacent to the outermost ridge of the top ridged opening.

18. The array of claim 1 wherein the perforated dome cover further comprises a skirt around the periphery and an inside surface, wherein the top ridged opening has an outer surface that is in frictional contact with the inside surface of the perforated dome cover along the product chamber major axis and minor axis.

19. The array of claim 1 wherein the outer cap of the first dispensing package, seal component and perforated dome cover are molded from a polymeric material selected from the group consisting of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polystyrene (PS), polyethylene-terepthalate (PET), styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN), polyethylene-terepthalate copolymers, polycarbonate (PC), polyamides, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), thermoplastic elastomers, polyoxymethylene copolymer and mixtures thereof.

20. The array of claim 15 wherein the first dispensing package further comprises an outer jacket having an upper end, wherein the upper end is aligned adjacent to the outermost ridge of the top ridged opening.

21. The array of claim 1 wherein the outer cap of the first dispensing package has the same dimensions and shape as the outer cap of the second dispensing package.

22. The array of claim 1 wherein the outer cap of the first dispensing package has a different shape than the outer cap of the second dispensing package.

23. The array of claim 1 wherein the consumer care product comprises an antiperspirant or deodorant composition.

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Ellsworth Justin Alan
• Weaver Kerry Lloyd
• Smith Christopher Lawrence
• Horstman Richard Lawrence
• Lim Julie Oilun
• Retherford Ricky V
• Rego John Joseph
• Reichling Tim David

Classifications

• A45D40/04 Primary

  effected by a screw · CPC title

• B65D25/20

  External fittings (of containers made by folding or erecting blanks made of paper B65D5/44) · CPC title

• A45D2040/0012

  with special decorative arrangements or form · CPC title