Re-sealable barrier bag for fragranced articles

Abstract

A receptacle for fragranced articles. The receptacle comprising a pair of opposing panels sealingly joined along a plurality of edges. The receptacle includes a sealing element disposed adjacent a first one of the edges. The sealing element spans a distance between a second one of and third one of the opposing edges. The sealing element is configured to be unsealed and re-sealed. The panels of the receptacle are formed of a laminate barrier including a plurality of films, wherein each of the films is configured to optimize a performance characteristic of the receptacle.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A receptacle for fragranced articles, comprising;
 a pair of opposing panels sealingly joined along a plurality of edges, wherein a cavity is formed intermediate the opposing panels;   a re-sealable sealing element disposed adjacent a first one of the plurality of edges and spanning a distance between a second one of the plurality of edges and a third one of the plurality of edges, wherein the first one of the edges is configured to be removed, the receptacle including a tear notch and a tear line formed intermediate the sealing element and the first one of the edges.   
     
     
         2 . The receptacle of  claim 1 , wherein each of the panels is formed of a laminate barrier comprising a plurality of films. 
     
     
         3 . The receptacle of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of films are bonded to each other using an adhesive. 
     
     
         4 . The receptacle of  claim 3 , wherein a configuration of each of the films is selected to optimize at least one performance characteristic, the performance characteristic one of a gas permeability, a liquid permeability, a tensile strength, a resilience, a color, and an ultraviolet light transmission. 
     
     
         5 . The receptacle of  claim 4 , wherein the configuration of the film includes selection of a material type and a thickness of each of the films. 
     
     
         6 . The receptacle of  claim 5 , wherein the material type is at least one of a polyester, a polyvinylidene chloride, a polyethylene, an ethylene vinyl alcohol, a nylon. and a polypropylene. 
     
     
         7 . The receptacle of  claim 5 , wherein the thickness of each of the films is between 50 microns and 254 microns. 
     
     
         8 . The receptacle of  claim 2 , wherein the laminate barrier includes a first film and a second film. 
     
     
         9 . The receptacle of  claim 8 , wherein the first film is configured to optimize a first performance characteristic and the second film is configured to optimize a second performance characteristic different from the first performance characteristic. 
     
     
         10 . The receptacle of  claim 9 , further comprising a third film configured to optimize a third performance characteristic. 
     
     
         11 . The receptacle of  claim 10 , further comprising a fourth film configured to optimize a fourth performance characteristic. 
     
     
         12 . The receptacle of  claim 1 , wherein sealing element is a zipper, wherein a first portion of the sealing element engages a second portion of the sealing element to sealingly enclose the cavity. 
     
     
         13 . The receptacle of  claim 1 , wherein the edges are chemically joined. 
     
     
         14 . The receptacle of  claim 1 , wherein the receptacle is configured to be shipped without a container. 
     
     
         15 . A method of storing a plurality of fragranced articles, comprising:
 providing a receptacle having a pair of panels defining a cavity, and a sealing element configured to sealingly enclose the cavity;   placing the plurality of the fragranced articles within the cavity;   sealingly enclosing the fragranced articles within the cavity by closing the sealing element;   opening the sealing element to provide a mouth to cavity of the receptacle;   retrieving one of the fragranced articles therefrom; and   closing the sealing element to sealingly enclose the cavity of the receptacle.   
     
     
         16 . A kit for storing fragranced articles comprising:
 a receptacle having a pair of opposing panels sealingly joined along a plurality of edges, wherein a cavity is formed intermediate the opposing panels, the receptacle further including a sealing element disposed adjacent a first one of the edges and spanning a distance between a second one of the edges and a third one of the edges, the sealing element configured to be opened and closed to seal and un-seal the cavity; and   a plurality of the fragranced articles disposed within the cavity.   
     
     
         17 . The kit of  claim 16 , further comprising a container, wherein the plurality of fragranced articles and the receptacle are disposed within the container. 
     
     
         18 . The kit of  claim 16 , wherein the panels of the receptacle are formed of a laminate barrier comprising a plurality of films, a first one of the plurality of the films configured to optimize a first performance characteristic, the first performance characteristic being a first one of a gas permeability, a liquid permeability, a tensile strength, a resilience, a color, and an ultraviolet light transmission, and a second one of the plurality of the films configured to optimize a second performance characteristic, the second performance characteristic being a second one of a gas permeability, a liquid permeability, a tensile strength, a resilience, a color, and an ultraviolet light transmission. 
     
     
         19 . The kit of  claim 18 , wherein the laminate barrier further comprises a third one of the films configured to optimize a third performance characteristic, the third performance characteristic being a third one of a gas permeability, a liquid permeability, a tensile strength, a resilience, a color, and an ultraviolet light transmission. 
     
     
         20 . The kit of  claim 18 , wherein a thickness of each of the plurality of the films is between 50 microns and 254 microns, and a material type of each of the plurality of the films is one of a polyester, a polyvinylidene chloride, a polyethylene, an ethylene vinyl alcohol, a nylon, and a polypropylene.