Container for holding essential oils

Abstract

A container for holding a sample of essential oils is disclosed. The container can be substantially flat and flexible. The container can also be formed to include an internal pocket for holding essential oil. In some implementations, the container may be combined with and inserted into a sleeve. The sleeve may act as a business card or other marketing material, which can be handed out to individuals interested in learning more about essential oils.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A container for holding essential oils comprising:
 a container body, the container body being substantially flat and substantially flexible, the container body defining an internal pocket therein; and   a composition consisting essentially of essential oil being disposed within the pocket.   
     
     
         2 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the container is a sachet, and wherein the composition has a total volume equal to or less than 0.75 mL. 
     
     
         3 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the composition has a total volume equal to or less than 0.3 mL. 
     
     
         4 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the container body includes two layers of material coupled together to form the pocket therein, the pocket being sealed between the two layers of material. 
     
     
         5 . The container of  claim 4 , wherein the two layers of material are layers of sheet material sealed together about their edges to form the pocket there between. 
     
     
         6 . The container of  claim 4 , wherein the container body includes a tearing feature configured to aid in tearing a portion of the container body. 
     
     
         7 . The container of  claim 6 , wherein the tearing feature is a V-shaped notch. 
     
     
         8 . The container of  claim 1 , further comprising label information printed on the container body, the label information being about essential oils required by government regulations. 
     
     
         9 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the composition consists essentially of 100% pure essential oil. 
     
     
         10 . A container for containing essential oils, the container comprising:
 a main body that is compressible and is biased in an uncompressed state, the main body defining an inner pocket when in the uncompressed state, the main body being compressible to a compressed state in which the inner pocket has a lesser volume than when in the uncompressed state; and   a composition consisting essentially of essential oils disposed within the pocket.   
     
     
         11 . The container of  claim 10 , further comprising an extension portion coupled to the main body, and wherein the inner pocket extends at least partially into the extension portion. 
     
     
         12 . The container of  claim 11 , wherein the extension portion is shaped and sized to be grippable by human fingers. 
     
     
         13 . The container of  claim 12 , wherein the extension portion includes a tearing feature configured to aid in tearing a portion of the extension portion. 
     
     
         14 . The container of  claim 10 , wherein the composition has a total volume equal to or less than 0.75 mL. 
     
     
         15 . The container of  claim 10 , wherein the composition has a total volume equal to or less than 0.3 mL. 
     
     
         16 . A sales tool for distributing samples of essential oils, the tool comprising:
 a sleeve that is substantially flat; and   a sachet containing a composition within a sealed portion of the sachet, the sachet being selectively disposed within an interior of the sleeve, the sachet being substantially flat and substantially flexible, the composition consisting essentially of essential oils.   
     
     
         17 . The sales tool of  claim 16 , wherein the sleeve is made of paper that is folded and coupled together to form a sleeve. 
     
     
         18 . The sales tool of  claim 17 , wherein the sleeve is imprinted with business-card-type information. 
     
     
         19 . The sales tool of  claim 18 , wherein the composition has a total volume equal to or less than  0 . 3  mL and the composition consists essentially of 100% pure essential oils. 
     
     
         20 . The sales tool of  claim 19 , wherein the sachet includes two layers of material coupled together to form the pocket therein, the pocket being sealed between the two layers of material.