Container

Abstract

A container comprising a main body and a lid which define a chamber for a recipient product. A portion of the container is provided with a sensate substance which is released into the chamber to impart an organoleptic characteristic to a recipient product within said chamber.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An insert for a container for recipient products, said insert being receivable within said container and being made from a material provided with a sensate substance which is released into a chamber of the container to impart an organoleptic characteristic on the recipient product within said container. 
     
     
         2 . An insert according to  claim 1 , wherein the insert comprises a liner insert formed to cover at least a part of an inside surface of the container. 
     
     
         3 . An insert according to  claim 2 , wherein the insert comprises a bottom wall and a side wall extending perpendicularly to the bottom wall. 
     
     
         4 . An insert according to  claim 3 , wherein the bottom wall and the side wall define a chamber for receiving said recipient products. 
     
     
         5 . An insert according to  claim 3 , further comprising a lip extending from an edge of the side wall. 
     
     
         6 . An insert according to  claim 1 , wherein the material is a polymer material infused or impregnated with the sensate substance during manufacture of the material. 
     
     
         7 . An insert according to  claim 1 , wherein the material is a polymer foam which has absorbed the sensate substance after being formed into an insert shape. 
     
     
         8 . An insert according to  claim 1 , wherein the material comprises cellulose acetate fibres that have absorbed the sensate substance. 
     
     
         9 . An insert according to  claim 1 , wherein the material comprises a botanical absorbent material. 
     
     
         10 . An insert according to  claim 1 , wherein the sensate substance is a volatile substance. 
     
     
         11 . An insert according to  claim 1 , wherein the sensate substance is a liquid. 
     
     
         12 . An insert according to  claim 1 , wherein the recipient product is a smokeless tobacco product. 
     
     
         13 . An insert according to  claim 1 , wherein the recipient product is a snus tobacco product. 
     
     
         14 . An insert according to  claim 1 , wherein the container is pocket-sized. 
     
     
         15 . A method of providing a recipient product received in a chamber of a container comprising a main body and a lid with an organoleptic characteristic, comprising the step of:
 placing into the container an insert made from a material provided with a sensate substance which is released into the chamber to impart an organoleptic characteristic on the recipient product within said container.   
     
     
         16 . A method of providing a recipient product received in a chamber of a container comprising a main body and a lid with an organoleptic characteristic, comprising the step of:
 making a portion of the container from a material provided with a sensate substance which is released into the chamber and thereby transferred to the recipient product in the container to impart an organoleptic characteristic on the recipient product.