Packaging assembly having a sensory interactable element

Abstract

A sensory interactable packaging assembly having a base and a container. The base has a power supply. The container may contain a consumer product. The container is removably attachable to the base. The container has an outer surface and a sensory interactable element disposed on the outer surface and a control system having an output. The control system is s in electrical communication with the sensory interactable element and the sensory interactable element is responsive to the output of the control system when the container is proximate to the base and the control system is in electrical communication with the power supply.

1 . A sensory interactable packaging assembly comprising:
 (i) a base comprising a power supply;   (ii) a container for containing a consumer product, wherein the container is removably attachable to the base, wherein the container comprises:
 1. an outer surface; and, 
 2. a sensory interactable element disposed on the outer surface; and 
   (iii) a control system having an output, wherein the control system is integral with the container, wherein the control system is in electrical communication with the sensory interactable element; and   wherein the sensory interactable element is capable of being responsive to the output of the control system when the container is proximate to the base and the control system is in electrical communication with the power supply.   
   
   
       2 . The sensory interactable packaging assembly of  claim 1  wherein the sensory interactable element is selected from the group consisting of: illuminatable elements, odoriferously interactable elements, auditorily activatable elements, and combinations thereof. 
   
   
       3 . The sensory interactable packaging assembly of  claim 2  wherein the sensory interactable element is an illuminatable element, and the illuminatable element is selected from the group consisting of: electroluminescent elements, organic LEDs, LEDs, incandescent elements, chemiluminescent elements, cathodoluminescent elements, triboluminescent elements, photoluminescent elements, and phosphorescent elements, and combinations thereof. 
   
   
       4 . The sensory interactable packaging assembly of  claim 3  wherein the illuminatable element is an electroluminescent element. 
   
   
       5 . The sensory interactable packaging assembly of  claim 1  wherein the container further comprises a first conductive unit in electrical communication with the power supply, the base further comprises a second conductive unit in electrical communication to the control system, and wherein the first conductive unit and second conductive unit are capable of contacting. 
   
   
       6 . The sensory interactable packaging assembly of  claim 5  wherein the sensory interactable element is responsive to contacting engagement of the first conductive unit and the second conductive unit. 
   
   
       7 . The sensory interactable packaging assembly of  claim 1  wherein the package comprises a plurality of illuminatable sensory interactable elements. 
   
   
       8 . The sensory interactable packaging assembly of  claim 7  wherein the plurality of illuminatable sensory interactable elements are cooperatively combined to form an image. 
   
   
       9 . The sensory interactable packaging assembly of  claim 7  wherein the image is an animation. 
   
   
       10 . The sensory interactable packaging assembly of  claim 1  wherein the sensory interactable element is activatable upon mating engagement between the container and the base. 
   
   
       11 . A sensory interactable packaging assembly comprising:
 (i) a base comprising a power supply;   (ii) a container for containing a consumer product, wherein the container is removably attachable to the base, wherein the container comprises:
 (1) an outer surface; and, 
 (2) a sensory interactable element disposed on the outer surface; and 
   (iii) a control system having an output, wherein the control system is integrated with the base, wherein the control system is in electrical communication with the sensory interactable element; and   wherein the sensory interactable element is capable of being responsive to the output of the control system when the container is proximate to the base and the control system is in electrical communication to the power supply.   
   
   
       12 . The sensory interactable packaging assembly of  claim 11  wherein the sensory interactable element is selected from the group consisting of: illuminatable elements, odoriferously interactable elements, auditorily activatable elements, and combinations thereof. 
   
   
       13 . The sensory interactable packaging assembly of  claim 12  wherein the sensory interactable element is an illuminatable element, and the illuminatable element selected from the group consisting of: electroluminescent elements, organic LEDs, LEDs, incandescent elements, chemiluminescent elements, cathodoluminescent elements, triboluminescent elements, photoluminescent elements, and phosphorescent elements, and combinations thereof. 
   
   
       14 . The sensory interactable packaging assembly of  claim 13  wherein the illuminatable element is an electroluminescent element. 
   
   
       15 . The sensory interactable packaging assembly of  claim 11  wherein the container further comprises a first conductive unit in electrical communication with the power supply, the base further comprises a second conductive unit in electrical communication to the control system, and wherein the first conductive unit and second conductive unit are capable of contacting engagement. 
   
   
       16 . The sensory interactable packaging assembly of  claim 15  wherein the sensory interactable element is responsive to contacting engagement of the first conductive unit and the second conductive unit. 
   
   
       17 . The sensory interactable packaging assembly of  claim 12  wherein the package comprises a plurality of illuminatable sensory interactable elements. 
   
   
       18 . The sensory interactable packaging assembly of  claim 17  wherein the plurality of illuminatable sensory interactable elements combine to form an image. 
   
   
       19 . The sensory interactable packaging assembly of  claim 11  wherein the sensory interactable element is activated upon mating engagement between the container and the base. 
   
   
       20 . A sensory interactable packaging assembly comprising:
 (i) a base comprising a magnet;   (ii) a container for containing a consumer product, wherein the container is removably attachable to the base, wherein the container comprises:
 1. an outer surface; and, 
 2. a sensory interactable element disposed on the outer surface; 
   (iv) a control system having an output, wherein the control system is integrated with the container, wherein the control system is in electrical communication with the sensory interactable element;   (v) a power supply wherein the power supply is integrated with the container,   wherein the power supply is in electrical communication with the control system; and   wherein a circuit between the power supply and the control system is completed when the container is proximate to the base.