Container, cover, and insert for a consumer product

Abstract

A container made up of a container and the corresponding cover for keeping a liquid or solid consumer product, such as a cosmetic product, a personal care product, a medical product, a household product or the like, tightly sealed, while simultaneously making the fragrance of this product available to the outside. The container or the cover has a chamber suitable to receive a fragranced insert, and the chamber has at least one perforation through which the fragranced insert is at least partially exposed to the outside and the chamber has a seal separating the fragranced insert from the inside of the container.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . Container with a cover which allow to keep a consumer product, a liquid or a solid, such as a cosmetic product, a personal care product, a medical product, a household product or the like, tightly sealed, characterized in that the container ( 20   w ) or the cover ( 10 ,  10   y ,  10   z ) comprises a chamber ( 12 ;  24 ) suitable to receive a fragranced insert ( 1 ;  1   x ;  1   y ;  1   w ) said chamber ( 12 ;  24 ) comprising at least one opening ( 11 ;  11   a ,  11   b ,  11   c ,  11   d ;  26 ) through which the fragranced insert ( 1 ;  1   x ;  1   y ;  1   w ) is at least partially exposed to the ambience and with a seal ( 13 ;  13   x ;  13   y ;  13   z ) used for separating the fragranced insert ( 1 ;  1   x ;  1   y ;  1   w ) from the product ( 21 ) contained in the container ( 20 ;  20   y ;  20   z ;  20   w ).  
     
     
         2 . Container and cover according to    claim 1   , characterized in that the container ( 20 ;  20   y ;  20   z ;  20   w ) or the cover ( 10 ,  10   y ,  10   z ) comprises double walls suitable to receive the fragranced insert ( 1 ;  1   x ;  1   y ;  1   w ) in between.  
     
     
         3 . Container according to    claim 1   , characterized in that the seal ( 13 ;  13   x ;  13   y ;  13   z ) mounted in the cover ( 10 ,  10   y ,  10   z ) is closing the chamber ( 12 ;  24 ) and/or, when the cover ( 10 ,  10   y ,  10   z ) is in closed position, the opening ( 23 ;  23   z ) of the container ( 20 ;  20   y ;  20   z ;  20   w ), through which the product ( 21 ) can be taken out.  
     
     
         4 . Container according to    claim 3   , characterized in that the seal ( 13   x ;  13   y ) is connected to the fragranced insert ( 1   x ;  1   y ).  
     
     
         5 . Container according to    claim 3   , characterized in that a cam-like seal ( 13   z ) is connected to the cover ( 10   z ) which is tightly fitting into the opening ( 23   z ) of the container ( 20   z ) when the cover ( 10   z ) is in closed position and that the fragranced insert ( 1   z ) is designed in such a way that the cam-like seal ( 13   z ) passing through or besides the fragranced insert ( 1   z ) into the opening ( 23   z ) of the container ( 20   z ).  
     
     
         6 . Container according to one of the claims  1 - 5 , characterized in that the fragranced insert ( 1 ;  1   x ; 
   1   y ;  1   w ) fits into and preferably extending out of the at least one opening ( 11 ;  11   a ,  11   b ,  11   c ,  11   d ;  26 ).    
     
     
         7 . Container according to one of the claims  1 - 6 , characterized in that the fragranced insert ( 1 ;  1   x ;  1   y ;  1   w ) is made from a solid material, preferably a material, such as plastic polymer, cellulose, wax, plaster, cement, wood or composite materials containing any of these, said solid material being suitable for absorbing a fragrance oil or a fragranced solution.  
     
     
         8 . Container according to    claim 7   , characterized in that the fragranced insert ( 1 ;  1   x ;  1   y ;  1   w ) contains a fragrance oil or a fragrance solvent at a level of 1% to 50%, preferably 20% to 50%, by weight.  
     
     
         9 . Container according to one of the claims  1 - 8 , characterized in that the total surface area of the perforations is in the range from 0,25 cm2 to 5,0 cm2 with a preferred surface area of 0,4 cm2 to 1,0 cm2 and/or that the fragranced insert ( 1 ;  1   x ;  1   y ;  1   w ) has a surface area in the range from 3 cm2 to 12,5 cm2 with an average thickness between 1 and 5 mm.  
     
     
         10 . Cover for a container ( 20 ;  20   y ;  20   z ) according to one of the claims  1 - 9 , characterized in that the cover ( 10 ,  10   y ,  10   z ) comprises a chamber ( 12 ) suitable to receive a fragranced insert ( 1 ;  1   x ;  1   y ) said chamber ( 12 ) comprising at least one opening ( 11 ;  11   a ,  11   b ,  11   c ,  11   d ) through which the fragranced insert ( 1 ;  1   x ;  1   y ) is at least partially exposed to the ambience and with a seal ( 13 ;  13   x ;  13   y ) used for separating the fragranced insert ( 1 ;  1   x ;  1   y ;  1   w ) from the product ( 21 ) contained in the container ( 20 ;  20   y ;  20   z ).  
     
     
         11 . Cover according to    claim 10   , characterized in that the cover ( 10 ,  10   y ,  10   z ) comprises double walls suitable to receive the fragranced insert ( 1 ;  1   x ;  1   y ) in between.  
     
     
         12 . Cover according to    claim 10    or    11   , characterized in that the seal ( 13 ;  13   x ;  13   y ;  13   z ) mounted in the cover ( 10 ,  10   y ,  10   z ) is closing the chamber ( 12 ;  24 ) and/or, when the cover ( 10 ,  10   y ,  10   z ) is in closed position, the opening ( 23 ;  23   z ) of the container ( 20 ;  20   y ;  20   z ).  
     
     
         13 . Cover according to    claim 10   ,    11    or  12 , characterized in that the cover ( 10   y ,  10   z ) is connected to the container ( 20   y ;  20   z ) by a joint.  
     
     
         14 . Cover according to    claim 13   , characterized in that a cam-like seal ( 13   z ) is connected to the cover ( 10   z ) which is tightly fitting into the opening ( 23   z ) of the container ( 20   z ) when the cover ( 10   z ) is in closed position and that the fragranced insert ( 1   z ) is designed in such a way that the cam-like seal ( 13   z ) passing through or besides the fragranced insert ( 1   z ) into the opening ( 23   z ) of the container ( 20   z ).  
     
     
         15 . Insert ( 1 ;  1   x ;  1   y ;  1   w ) for a cover ( 10 ,  10   y ,  10   z ) and/or a container ( 20   w ) according to one of the claims  1 - 14 , made from a solid material, preferably a material, such as plastic polymer, cellulose, wax, plaster, cement, wood or composite materials containing any of these, said solid material being suitable for absorbing a fragrance oil or a fragrance solution.  
     
     
         16 . Insert ( 1 ;  1   x ;  1   y ;  1   w ) according to    claim 15   , characterized in that the insert ( 1 ;  1   x ;  1   y ;  1   w ) contains a fragrance oil or a fragrance solution at a level of 1% to 50%, preferably 20% to 50%, by weight.  
     
     
         17 . Insert ( 1 ;  1   x ;  1   y ;  1   w ) according to    claim 15    or    16   , characterized in that the insert ( 1 ;  1   x ;  1   y ;  1   w ) is designed to fit into a perforated chamber ( 12 ;  24 ) provided in the cover ( 10 ,  10   y ,  10   z ) or in the container ( 20   w ) and preferably into and/or extending through and out of the at least one opening ( 11 ;  11   a ,  11   b ,  11   c ,  11   d ;  26 ) of the perforation towards the outside.  
     
     
         18 . Insert ( 1 ;  1   x ;  1   y ;  1   w ) according to    claim 15   ,    16    or  17 , characterized in that the insert ( 1 ;  1   x ;  1   y ;  1   w ) has a surface area in the range from 3 cm2 to 12,5 cm2 with an average thickness between 1 and 5 mm.