Perfume test packaging

Abstract

A perfume test packaging characterized in that it comprises: a sheath ( 25 ) having an opening portion ( 23 ), said sheath ( 25 ) being sealed prior to use; and a backing element ( 4 ) suitable for receiving a fluid, said element ( 4 ) being disposed in the sheath ( 25 ) so that it can be extracted therefrom after the opening portion of the sheath has been opened.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 / A perfume test packaging to be smelled characterized in that it comprises: 
 a sheath ( 25 ) having an opening portion ( 23 ), said sheath ( 25 ) being sealed prior to use; and    a backing element ( 4 ) suitable for receiving a fluid, said element ( 4 ) being disposed in the sheath ( 25 ) so that it can be extracted therefrom after the opening portion ( 23 ) of the sheath has been opened.    
     
     
         2 / A perfume test packaging according to  claim 1 , in which the backing element ( 4 ) is made of an absorbant material suitable for becoming imbibed with fluid.  
     
     
         3 / A perfume test packaging according to  claim 1 , in which the backing element ( 4 ) is fixed to the opening portion ( 23 ).  
     
     
         4 / A perfume test packaging according to  claim 1 , in which the opening portion ( 23 ) serves as a handle for holding the backing element ( 4 ).  
     
     
         5 / A perfume test packaging according to  claim 1 , in which the sheath ( 25 ) is formed by a shaped-section shell ( 2 ) and by a sealing film ( 3 ), the shell and the film being locally bonded together, and the opening portion ( 23 ) being formed by a bonded-together zone of the shell and of the film, which zone is separated from the remainder of the sheath by a line of least resistance ( 26 ).  
     
     
         6 / A perfume test packaging according to  claim 1 , in which the sheath ( 25 ) is made up of two sheets ( 2 ,  3 ) that are locally bonded together, the opening portion ( 23 ) being formed by a bonded-together zone that is separated from the remainder of the sheath by a line of least resistance ( 26 ).  
     
     
         7 / A perfume test packaging according to  claim 1 , further comprising a fluid reservoir ( 28 ) connected to the sheath ( 25 ) via a passageway ( 29 ) that is initially sealed off, but that is suitable for being opened by means of a sufficient pressure (P) being applied on the reservoir ( 28 ) so that the fluid in the reservoir is driven from the reservoir through the passageway ( 29 ) into the sheath ( 25 ) which contains the backing element ( 4 ) on which it fixes itself.  
     
     
         8 / A perfume test packaging according to  claim 7 , in which the sheath ( 25 ), the fluid reservoir ( 28 ) and the passageway ( 29 ) are formed by a shaped-section shell ( 2 ) and by a sealing film ( 3 ) that are locally bonded together;  
     
     
         9 / A perfume test packaging characterized in that it comprises: 
 a sheath ( 25 ) having an opening portion ( 23 ), said sheath ( 25 ) being sealed prior to use; and    a backing element ( 4 ) to which a fluid is applied, said element ( 4 ) being disposed in the sheath ( 25 ) so that it can be extracted therefrom after the opening portion of the sheath has been opened.