Women's field kits and associated systems and methods

Abstract

The present technology is generally directed to a women's field kit and a field kit system. In various embodiments, the field kit includes a housing having a first body portion releasably coupled to a second body portion, the first body portion and the second body portion collectively defining an interior space, and a plurality of compartments arranged within the interior space. Each compartment of the plurality of compartments may be dimensioned and configured for receiving and storing a respective personal care item. The first body portion may be configured to at least partially separate from the second body portion to allow access to the interior space. The housing may be devoid of any indicia for indicating presence of at least some of the personal care items placed within the kit.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A field kit, comprising:
 a housing having a first body portion releasably coupled to a second body portion, the first body portion and the second body portion collectively defining an interior space, wherein the first body portion is configured to at least partially separate from the second body portion to allow access to the interior space, and wherein the housing is devoid of any indicia for indicating presence of at least some of personal care items placed within the kit, and   a plurality of compartments arranged within the interior space, each compartment of the plurality of compartments being dimensioned and configured for receiving and storing a respective personal care item, the plurality of compartments being distinct from each other and separately accessible.   
     
     
         2 . The field kit of  claim 1  wherein at least one of the plurality of compartments is removable from the interior space. 
     
     
         3 . The field kit of  claim 1  further comprising one or more dividers within at least one of the plurality of compartments to further sub-divide the compartment for orderly arrangement of personal care items placed in the compartment. 
     
     
         4 . The field kit of  claim 1  wherein at least one of the plurality of compartments further comprises a closure mechanism for selectively securing the compartment. 
     
     
         5 . The field kit of  claim 4  wherein the closure mechanism comprises a locking mechanism operable to selectively lock and unlock the compartment independently. 
     
     
         6 . The field kit of  claim 1  further comprising a lid for securing the plurality of compartments. 
     
     
         7 . The field kit of  claim 6  wherein the lid is removably or hingedly coupled to the first body portion or the second body portion. 
     
     
         8 . The field kit of  claim 6  wherein the lid comprises a locking mechanism operable to lock and unlock the plurality of compartments. 
     
     
         9 . The field kit of  claim 1  wherein at least one of the plurality of compartments is shaped to conform to a shape of at least one of the respective personal care items contained therein. 
     
     
         10 . The field kit of  claim 1  further comprising a labeling system associated with each of the plurality of compartments to identify the respective personal care items contained therein. 
     
     
         11 . The field kit of  claim 10  wherein the labeling system comprises at least one of a color-coding system, a numerical coding system, a categorization system, or an alphanumeric coding system. 
     
     
         12 . The field kit of  claim 1  further comprising a handle coupled to the first body portion and/or the second body portion to facilitate transportation of the field kit. 
     
     
         13 . The field kit of  claim 1  wherein at least one of the plurality of compartments comprises a hanging mechanism configured to hang the compartment on a structure. 
     
     
         14 . The field kit of  claim 13  wherein the hanging mechanism comprises a hook, removable adhesive, or a magnet. 
     
     
         15 . The field kit of  claim 1  further comprising a padding material lining an interior surface of at least one of the plurality of compartments for protecting at least one of the respective personal care items contained therein. 
     
     
         16 . The field kit of  claim 1  wherein the personal care items comprise at least one selected from a skincare product, a haircare product, a body care product, a hygiene product, a wellness product, a deformable bag, or cosmetics. 
     
     
         17 . The field kit of  claim 1  wherein at least one of the first body portion or the second body portion is composed of a material selected from plastic, metal, a composite material, or a bio-degradable material. 
     
     
         18 . The field kit of  claim 1  further comprising a machine-readable code, wherein the machine-readable code comprises at least one of access information of an online fillable order form for ordering personal care products, an identification of the field kit, or user account information. 
     
     
         19 . The field kit of  claim 1  wherein the first body portion and the second body portion are removably or hingedly coupled to each other. 
     
     
         20 . The field kit of  claim 1  further comprising an onboard inventory management assembly configured to track quantity of the respective personal care items used or remaining in the field kit. 
     
     
         21 . The field kit of  claim 1  further comprising a locking mechanism operable to lock and unlock the first body portion and the second body portion, wherein when the first body portion and the second body portion are unlocked, the interior space is accessible, and when the first body portion and the second body portion are locked, the interior space is inaccessible. 
     
     
         22 . A field kit system comprising:
 a server in communication with a network, the server storing a fillable order form accessible online, and   a field kit, wherein the field kit comprises:
 a housing having a first body portion releasably coupled to a second body portion, the first body portion and the second body portion collectively defining an interior space, wherein the first body portion is configured to at least partially separate from the second body portion to allow access to the interior space, and wherein the housing is devoid of any indicia for indicating presence of at least some of personal care items placed within the kit, 
 a plurality of compartments arranged within the interior space, each compartment of the plurality of compartments being dimensioned and configured for receiving and storing a respective personal care item, the plurality of compartments being distinct from each other and separately accessible, and 
 a machine-readable code for accessing the fillable order form on the server.