Transparent or translucent filled package exhibiting a colored appearance

Abstract

The present invention is direct to a filled package comprising a transparent or translucent container exhibiting the tint of a first color and being adapted to house a liquid; and a liquid exhibiting the tint of a second color which is different than the first color and being housed in said container, the tint of the first color of the container and the tint of the second color of said liquid cooperating such that the tinted container when filled with the tinted liquid exhibits an appearance having the tint of a third color.

1 . A filled package comprising: 
 (a) a transparent or translucent container exhibiting the tint of a first color and being adapted to house a liquid; and    (b) a liquid exhibiting the tint of a second color which is different than the first color and being housed in said container, the tint of the first color of the container and the tint of the second color of said liquid cooperating such that the tinted container when filled with the tinted liquid exhibits an appearance having the tint of a third color.    
   
   
       2 . The filled package according to  claim 1  wherein the tinted container when filled with the tinted liquid exhibits an appearance having the tint of a third color, further wherein the tinted liquid exhibit an appearance selected from the group comprising a transparent appearance, a translucent appearance, or an opaque appearance and mixtures thereof.  
   
   
       3 . The filled package according to  claim 2  wherein the tinted liquid exhibits a transparent appearance.  
   
   
       4 . The filled package according to  claim 2  wherein the tinted liquid exhibits a translucent appearance.  
   
   
       5 . The filled package according to  claim 2  wherein the tinted liquid exhibits an opaque appearance.  
   
   
       6 . The filled package according to  claim 1  wherein the filled package comprises a cap having the same color as the tint of the third color.  
   
   
       7 . The filled package according to  claim 1  wherein the tint of the third color matches a coordinating fragrance for the filled package.  
   
   
       8 . The filled package according to  claim 1  wherein said liquid is a personal care composition.  
   
   
       9 . The filled package according to  claim 1  wherein said container is made of plastic.  
   
   
       10 . The filled package according to  claim 6  wherein material comprising said container is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate, glycol modified polyethylene terephthalate copolymer, extrudable polyethylene terephthalate, polyvinyl chloride, oriented polypropylene, polycarbonate, polystyrene, high density polyethylene and low density polyethylene.  
   
   
       11 . The filled package according to  claim 1  wherein the filled package comprises a back label comprising a graphic viewed through the bottle wherein the graphic is the same color as the tint of the second color of the liquid.  
   
   
       12 . The filled package according to  claim 1  wherein changing the level of tint for the second color will identify product types or product versions.  
   
   
       13 . The filled package according to  claim 1  wherein changing the level of opacity for the second color will identify product types or product versions.  
   
   
       14 . The filled package according to  claim 1  wherein changing the level of tint for the first color will identify product types or product versions.  
   
   
       15 . The filled package of  claim 1  wherein the transparent or translucent container exhibiting the tint of a first color and a liquid exhibiting the tint of a second color which is different than the first color the tint of the first color of the container and the tint of the second color of said liquid cooperating such that the tinted container when filled with the tinted liquid exhibits an appearance having the tint of a third color and further provides a visible indicator of the amount of liquid remaining in the filled package.  
   
   
       16 . The filled package of  claim 1  wherein the tint of the first color of the transparent or translucent container is selected to signal a product group benefit and further wherein the tint of the second color of the liquid is selected to signal a product version and wherein the tinted container when filled with the tinted liquid exhibits an appearance having the tint of a third color and signals a product version.  
   
   
       17 . The filled package of  claim 1  wherein the liquid comprises two or more visually distinct phases.  
   
   
       18 . The filled package of  claim 1  wherein the liquid comprises beads, stripes or patterns.  
   
   
       19 . The filled package of  claim 1  wherein the transparent or translucent container comprises a back label having a color which contributes to the tinted container when filled with the tinted liquid exhibiting an appearance having the tint of a third color.  
   
   
       20 . The filled package of  claim 19  wherein the back label having a color signals a product version.  
   
   
       21 . The filled package of  claim 1  wherein the transparent or translucent container exhibiting the tint of a first color further comprises a shimmer.  
   
   
       22 . The filled package of  claim 1  wherein the transparent or translucent container exhibiting the tint of a first color further comprises a sparkle.  
   
   
       23 . The filled package of  claim 1  wherein the transparent or translucent container exhibiting the tint of a first color further comprises a shimmer and wherein the liquid exhibiting the tint of a second color comprises a shimmer.  
   
   
       24 . The filled package of  claim 1  wherein the transparent or translucent container exhibiting the tint of a first color further comprises a sparkle and wherein the liquid exhibiting the tint of a second color comprises a shimmer.