Package For Lathering A Personal Care Product

Abstract

A package for lathering a liquid personal care product, the package comprising: (a) a body for grasping with a user's hand, wherein the body comprises a horizontal plane defining a first cross-sectional shape; and (b) an applicator comprising a skin-contacting portion, wherein the skin-contacting portion comprises a horizontal plane defining a second cross-sectional shape; wherein each of the first cross-sectional shape and the second cross-sectional shape comprises a major dimension oriented along a first axis and a minor dimension oriented along a second axis, and wherein the major dimensions are greater than the minor dimensions.

1 . A package for lathering a liquid personal care product, the package comprising:
 a body for grasping with a user's hand, wherein the body comprises a horizontal plane defining a first cross-sectional shape; and   an applicator comprising a skin-contacting portion, wherein the skin-contacting portion comprises a horizontal plane defining a second cross-sectional shape;   wherein each of the first cross-sectional shape and the second cross-sectional shape comprises a major dimension oriented along a first axis and a minor dimension oriented along a second axis, and wherein the major dimensions are greater than the minor dimensions.   
   
   
       2 . A package according to  claim 1 , wherein the first axis of the body substantially aligns with the first axis of the skin-contacting portion. 
   
   
       3 . A package according to  claim 1 , wherein the first cross-sectional shape is oblong. 
   
   
       4 . A package according to  claim 1 , wherein the second cross-sectional shape is oblong. 
   
   
       5 . A package according to  claim 1 , wherein the first cross-sectional shape is symmetrical. 
   
   
       6 . A package according to  claim 1 , wherein the second cross-sectional shape is symmetrical. 
   
   
       7 . A package according to  claim 1 , wherein the first cross-sectional shape is asymmetrical. 
   
   
       8 . A package according to  claim 1 , wherein the second cross-sectional shape is asymmetrical. 
   
   
       9 . A package according to  claim 1 , wherein the first cross-sectional shape and the second cross-sectional shape are in vertical alignment. 
   
   
       10 . A package according to  claim 1 , wherein the first cross-sectional shape and the second cross-sectional shape are not in vertical alignment. 
   
   
       11 . A package according to  claim 1 , wherein the skin-contacting portion is designed to fit between a user's nose and upper lip. 
   
   
       12 . A package according to  claim 1 , wherein the minor dimension of the skin-contacting portion is less than or equal to about 0.75 inches. 
   
   
       13 . A package according to  claim 1 , wherein the minor dimension of the skin-contacting portion is less than or equal to about 0.5 inches. 
   
   
       14 . A package according to  claim 1 , wherein the major dimension of the skin-contacting portion is less than or equal to about 1.5 inches. 
   
   
       15 . A package according to  claim 1 , wherein the package comprises an over-cap, the over-cap being removeably attached to the body. 
   
   
       16 . A package according to  claim 1 , wherein the body contains a shave prep composition. 
   
   
       17 . A package for lathering a liquid personal care product, the package comprising:
 a flexible and resilient body for grasping with a user's hand, wherein the body comprises a horizontal plane defining a first cross-sectional shape; and   an applicator comprising a skin-contacting portion, wherein the skin-contacting portion comprises a horizontal plane defining a second cross-sectional shape;   wherein each of the first cross-sectional shape and the second cross-sectional shape comprises a major dimension oriented along a first axis and a minor dimension oriented along a second axis, wherein the major dimensions are greater than the minor dimensions, and wherein the body is inwardly deformable along its minor dimension in order to urge a volume of a liquid personal care product from within the body to the skin-contacting portion.   
   
   
       18 . A package according to  claim 17 , wherein the body contains a shave prep composition. 
   
   
       19 . A package for lathering a liquid personal care product, the package comprising:
 a body for grasping with a user's hand, wherein the body comprises a body cavity and a horizontal plane defining a first cross-sectional shape;   a flexible bag, wherein the flexible bag is fillable with a liquid personal care product, and wherein the flexible bag fits within the body cavity;   an applicator comprising a skin-contacting portion, wherein the skin-contacting portion comprises a horizontal plane defining a second cross-sectional shape; and   a displacement member associated with the body that is inwardly moveable in order to urge a volume of a liquid personal care product from within the flexible bag to the skin-contacting portion;   wherein each of the first cross-sectional shape and the second cross-sectional shape comprises a major dimension oriented along a first axis and a minor dimension oriented along a second axis, and wherein the major dimensions are greater than the minor dimensions.   
   
   
       20 . A package according to  claim 19 , wherein the body comprises a sidewall, and wherein the displacement member is the sidewall, wherein the sidewall is flexible, resilient, and deformable along the body's second axis. 
   
   
       21 . A package according to  claim 19 , wherein the body comprises a bottom, and wherein the displacement member is a piston that is vertically moveable upward from the bottom. 
   
   
       22 . A package according to  claim 19 , wherein the displacement member is a trigger. 
   
   
       23 . A package according to  claim 19 , wherein the body contains a shave prep composition. 
   
   
       24 . A package for lathering a liquid personal care product, the package comprising:
 a body for grasping with a user's hand, wherein the body comprises a horizontal plane defining a first cross-sectional shape, and wherein the body further comprises an outlet for dispensing a liquid personal care product; and   an applicator comprising a skin-contacting portion, wherein the skin-contacting portion comprises a horizontal plane defining a second cross-sectional shape, and wherein the applicator is in fluid communication with the body outlet;   wherein each of the first cross-sectional shape and the second cross-sectional shape comprises a major dimension oriented along a first axis and a minor dimension oriented along a second axis, wherein the major dimensions are greater than the minor dimensions, wherein the first cross-sectional shape orientationally corresponds to the second cross-sectional shape so that as the body is manipulated by a user's hand, a user can be assured that the skin-contacting portion is oriented as intended on the skin.