Container with substance carrier

Abstract

A container for a recipient product. The container has a body and a lid which together define a first chamber when the lid is closed. The container has a substance carrier which emits a substance to impart a characteristic to a recipient product in the first chamber. The substance carrier has a seal to prevent emission of the substance from the substance carrier until the seal is opened.

1 . A container for a recipient product comprising a body and a lid which together define a first chamber when the lid is closed, said container comprising a substance carrier which is configured to emit a substance that is transferred to a recipient product in said first chamber to impart a characteristic to the recipient product, the substance carrier comprising a seal disposed over the substance carrier to prevent emission of said substance from said substance carrier until the seal is opened by being removed to expose at least part of the substance carrier, the substance carrier being disposed between said seal and a surface of the container. 
     
     
         2 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the seal is re-closable once opened. 
     
     
         3 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein said surface of the container is an internal surface, within the first chamber. 
     
     
         4 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein said surface of the container is an outer surface and said substance carrier is removable from said outer surface for insertion into said first chamber. 
     
     
         5 . The container of  claim 3 , wherein the substance carrier is attached to said internal surface of the container. 
     
     
         6 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the seal is attached to the substance carrier. 
     
     
         7 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the substance carrier is loose beneath the seal such that removal of said seal releases said substance carrier. 
     
     
         8 . A method of imparting a characteristic on a recipient product comprising the steps of:
 providing a container with a body and a lid which together define a first chamber when the lid is closed;   placing said recipient product within said first chamber;   providing a substance carrier to emit a substance into the first chamber that is transferred to said recipient product to impart a characteristic to said recipient product;   providing a seal disposed over the substance carrier to prevent emission of said substance from said substance carrier until the seal is opened by being removed to expose at least part of the substance carrier; and   disposing the substance carrier between said seal and a surface of the container.   
     
     
         9 . A container for a recipient product, comprising a body defining a chamber having an open end and a lid which fits over said open end to close the chamber, said container comprising an element extending across said open end of the body such that it is suspended within the open end and which comprises a substance carrier which is configured to emit a substance that is transferred to a recipient product received in said chamber to impart a characteristic to said recipient product. 
     
     
         10 . The container of  claim 9 , wherein the element comprises a first laminate layer which is attached to said body of said container such that said element is suspended across said open end, said substance carrier being attached to said first laminate layer. 
     
     
         11 . The container of  claim 10 , wherein the element further comprises a second laminate layer such that said substance carrier is laminated between said first and second laminate layers. 
     
     
         12 . The container of  claim 11 , wherein at least one of said first and second laminate layers is permeable. 
     
     
         13 . The container of  claim 11 , wherein the first and second laminate layers seal the substance carrier, one of said first and second laminate layers being openable to expose the substance carrier to the recipient product. 
     
     
         14 . The container of  claim 12 , wherein the second laminate layer is permeable and is disposed to face in the direction of said first chamber. 
     
     
         15 . A method of imparting a characteristic on a recipient product comprising the steps of:
 providing a container with a body defining a chamber having an open end and a lid which fits over said open end of the body to close the chamber to receive said recipient product; and   providing an element which extends across said open end of the body such that it is suspended within the open end, wherein said element comprises a substance carrier configured to emit a substance into the chamber that is transferred to said recipient product received in said chamber to impart a characteristic to said recipient product.   
     
     
         16 . A container for a recipient product comprising a body and a lid which together define a first chamber when the lid is closed for storing a recipient product prior to use by a consumer, said container also comprising a second chamber for storing a recipient product after use by a consumer, wherein a laminate wall divides the first and second chambers and comprises a substance carrier which is configured to emit a substance to impart a characteristic to a recipient product received in said first chamber. 
     
     
         17 . The container of  claim 16 , wherein said laminate wall further comprises an active heat patch which undergoes an exothermic reaction when exposed to moisture from a used recipient product received within the second chamber. 
     
     
         18 . The container of  claim 17 , wherein the active heat patch is disposed on a side of the laminate wall corresponding to the second chamber and the substance carrier is disposed on a side of the laminate wall corresponding to said first chamber. 
     
     
         19 . The container of  claim 17 , wherein the laminate wall comprises a first permeable laminate layer to which the active heat patch and substance carrier are attached. 
     
     
         20 . The container of  claim 19 , wherein the laminate wall further comprises a second permeable laminate layer, said active heat patch and said substance carrier being laminated between said first and second permeable laminate layers. 
     
     
         21 . The container of  claim 16 , wherein said second chamber is formed in a recess in the body of the container, said recess having an open side which is closed by said laminate wall. 
     
     
         22 . A method of imparting a characteristic on a recipient product comprising the steps of:
 providing a container with a body and a lid which together define a first chamber when the lid is closed for storing a recipient product prior to use by a consumer;   providing a second chamber to store products after use by a consumer; and   providing a laminate wail which divides the first and second chambers, said laminate wall comprising a substance carrier to emit a. substance into the first chamber to impart a characteristic to said recipient product.   
     
     
         23 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the recipient product is smokeless tobacco. 
     
     
         24 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the recipient product is a snus tobacco product. 
     
     
         25 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the substance emitted by the substance carrier is a sensate substance to impart an organoleptic characteristic to said recipient product. 
     
     
         26 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the substance emitted by the substance carrier is a moisturising substance to impart moisture to said recipient product. 
     
     
         27 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the container is pocket-sized. 
     
     
         28 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the container contains one or more recipient products.