Packaging assembly

Abstract

A packaging nexus that drives a predetermined message to facilitate a consumer message is described. The nexus formed from the one or more components of the packaging assembly is configured to collectively signal and/or reinforce a predetermined message and at least partially facilitate a consumer impression.

1 . A product assembly, comprising:
 a container having a food product therein, wherein the food product includes a plurality of ingredients;   a packaging sleeve enclosing at least a portion of the container, wherein the packaging sleeve includes:
 a prepared product indicator field populated with a prepared product indicator that includes image indicia signaling a cooked state of the food product in the container, and 
 an ingredient indicator field populated with at least one image indicia signaling a prepackaged state of at least one of the plurality of ingredients indicated by the prepared product indicator that signals the cooked state of the food product in the container. 
   
     
     
         2 . The product assembly of  claim 1 , wherein in the ingredient indicator field is populated with an array of image indicia, wherein each image indicia of the array signals a prepackaged state of at least one of the plurality of ingredients indicated by the prepared product indicator. 
     
     
         3 . The product assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the ingredient indicator field is adjacent the prepared product indicator field and oriented below the prepared product indicator field. 
     
     
         4 . The product assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the packaging sleeve further includes a primary ingredient reinforcement field. 
     
     
         5 . The product assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the primary ingredient reinforcement field overlaps at least a portion of the ingredient indicator field. 
     
     
         6 . The product assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the primary ingredient reinforcement field is populated with textual indicia signaling at least one member of a group comprising: a fresh perception state of the image indicia populated to the ingredient indicator field, a fresh perception state of the image indicia populated to the prepared product indicator field, and a fresh perception state of the plurality of ingredients of the food product located in the container. 
     
     
         7 . The product assembly of  claim 6 , wherein the packaging sleeve further includes a secondary ingredient reinforcement field, wherein the secondary ingredient reinforcement field is populated with a color. 
     
     
         8 . The product assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the color is a color, clockwise, from yellow to violet in the RYB Color Model. 
     
     
         9 . The product assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the packaging sleeve further includes a brand indicator field, wherein the brand indicator field is populated with textual indicia signaling a brand of the food product located in the container. 
     
     
         10 . The product assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the packaging sleeve further includes a brand tying indicator field. 
     
     
         11 . The product assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the brand tying indicator field is shaped to correspond to at least a portion of the textual indicia indicating the brand of the food product located in the container. 
     
     
         12 . The product assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the brand tying indicator field includes a first sub-field and a second sub-field. 
     
     
         13 . The product assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the first sub-field is populated with image indicia signaling a cooking method for preparing the food product located in the container. 
     
     
         14 . The product assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the first sub-field is populated with textual indicia signaling a cooking method for preparing the food product located in the container. 
     
     
         15 . The product assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the second sub-field is populated with a product type indicator that includes textual indicia signaling a product type of the food product located in the container. 
     
     
         16 . The product assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the packaging sleeve further includes a cooking method indicator field populated with image indicia signaling a cooking method for preparing the food product located in the container. 
     
     
         17 . The product assembly of  claim 16 , wherein the container includes an inner rim edge, wherein the inner rim edge is geometrically structured to form a geometric cooking indicator that signals a cooking operation for cooking the food product located in the container. 
     
     
         18 . The product assembly of  claim 17 , wherein the image indicia populated to the cooking method indicator field is a steam vapor icon. 
     
     
         19 . The product assembly of  claim 18 , wherein the geometric cooking indicator is a steam vapor indicator signaling a steam cooking operation, wherein the steam vapor indicator forms a nexus with the steam vapor icon populated to the cooking method indicator field. 
     
     
         20 . A packaging assembly, comprising:
 a container;   a packaging sleeve enclosing at least a portion of the container, wherein the packaging sleeve includes:
 a prepared product indicator field populated with a prepared product indicator that includes image indicia signaling a cooked state of a food product having a plurality of ingredients, and 
 an ingredient indicator field populated with an array of image indicia, wherein each image indicia of the array signals a prepackaged state of at least one of the plurality of ingredients indicated by the image indicia populated in the prepared product indicator field. 
   
     
     
         21 . The packaging assembly of  claim 20 , wherein the ingredient indicator field is adjacent the prepared product indicator field and oriented below the prepared product indicator field. 
     
     
         22 . The packaging assembly of  claim 20 , wherein the packaging sleeve further includes a primary ingredient reinforcement field. 
     
     
         23 . The packaging assembly of  claim 22 , wherein the primary ingredient reinforcement field overlaps at least a portion of the ingredient indicator field. 
     
     
         24 . The packaging assembly of  claim 22 , wherein the primary ingredient reinforcement field is populated with textual indicia signaling a fresh perception state of the image indicia populated to the ingredient indicator field, and signaling a fresh perception state of the image indicia populated to the prepared product indicator field. 
     
     
         25 . The packaging assembly of  claim 24 , wherein the packaging sleeve further includes a secondary ingredient reinforcement field, wherein the secondary ingredient reinforcement field is populated with a color. 
     
     
         26 . The packaging assembly of  claim 25 , wherein the color is a color, clockwise, from yellow to violet in the RYB Color Model. 
     
     
         27 . The packaging assembly of  claim 20 , wherein the packaging sleeve further includes a cooking method indicator field populated with image indicia signaling a cooking method. 
     
     
         28 . The packaging assembly of  claim 27 , wherein the container includes an inner rim edge, wherein the inner rim edge is geometrically structured to form a geometric cooking indicator that signals a cooking operation. 
     
     
         29 . The packaging assembly of  claim 28 , wherein the image indicia populated to the cooking method indicator field is a steam vapor icon. 
     
     
         30 . The packaging assembly of  claim 29 , wherein the geometric cooking indicator is a steam vapor indicator signaling a steam cooking operation, wherein the steam vapor indicator forms a nexus with the steam vapor icon populated to the cooking method indicator field. 
     
     
         31 . A product assembly, comprising:
 a container having a food product therein, wherein the container includes an inner rim edge that is geometrically structured to form a geometric cooking indicator that signals a cooking operation for cooking the food product located in the container; and   a packaging sleeve enclosing at least a portion of the container, wherein the packaging sleeve includes a cooking method indicator field populated with image indicia signaling the cooking operation for preparing the food product located in the container.   
     
     
         32 . The product assembly of  claim 31 , wherein the geometric cooking indicator is a steam vapor indicator signaling a steam cooking operation. 
     
     
         33 . The product assembly of  claim 32 , wherein the image indicia populated to the cooking method indicator field includes a steam vapor image. 
     
     
         34 . The product assembly of  claim 31 , wherein the geometric cooking indicator is a water droplet indicator signaling a boil cooking operation. 
     
     
         35 . The product assembly of  claim 34 , wherein the image indicia populated to the cooking method indicator field includes a water droplet image. 
     
     
         36 . The product assembly of  claim 31 , wherein the geometric cooking indicator is a flame indicator signaling a grill cooking operation. 
     
     
         37 . The product assembly of  claim 36 , wherein the image indicia populated to the cooking method indicator field includes a flame image. 
     
     
         38 . The product assembly of  claim 31 , wherein the geometric cooking indicator is a heat wave indicator signaling an oven cooking method. 
     
     
         39 . The product assembly of  claim 38 , wherein the image indicia populated to the cooking method indicator field includes a heat wave image. 
     
     
         40 . A packaging assembly, comprising:
 a container having an inner rim edge, wherein the inner rim edge is geometrically structured to form a geometric cooking indicator that signals a cooking operation; and   a packaging sleeve enclosing at least a portion of the container, wherein the packaging sleeve includes a cooking method indicator field populated with image indicia signaling the cooking operation.   
     
     
         41 . The packaging assembly of  claim 40 , wherein the geometric cooking indicator is a steam vapor indicator signaling a steam cooking operation. 
     
     
         42 . The packaging assembly of  claim 41 , wherein the image indicia populated to the cooking method indicator field includes a steam vapor image. 
     
     
         43 . The packaging assembly of  claim 40 , wherein the geometric cooking indicator is a water droplet indicator signaling a boil cooking operation. 
     
     
         44 . The packaging assembly of  claim 43 , wherein the image indicia populated to the cooking method indicator field includes a water droplet image. 
     
     
         45 . The packaging assembly of  claim 40 , wherein the geometric cooking indicator is a flame indicator signaling a grill cooking operation. 
     
     
         46 . The packaging assembly of  claim 45 , wherein the image indicia populated to the cooking method indicator field includes a flame image. 
     
     
         47 . The packaging assembly of  claim 40 , wherein the geometric cooking indicator is a heat wave indicator signaling an oven cooking method. 
     
     
         48 . The packaging assembly of  claim 47 , wherein the image indicia populated to the cooking method indicator field includes a heat wave image.