Product for liquid delivery fragrance samples

Abstract

The product for liquid delivery fragrance samples lacks a liquid tight and a vapor tight, perimeter glue band or heat seal. The product comes from easily produced, in-line manufacturing of a commercially printable paper which has an applied barrier coating to defeat permeation by the liquid fragrance material. The product has a substantially irregular, or textured, fragrance sample material mounting and application surface that creates an occlusive, cohesive seal between the substrate layers when fragrance materials are applied. The opposing, textured substrates of the product are in close proximity where the textured surfaces defeat the capillary action of the fragrance sample, and thereby occlude the migration of the fragrance sample out from the product. Also, the inability of the fragrance to flow in conjunction with its inherent surface tension makes the fragrance sample substantially repose within the texture of the barrier coating. Then for usage, the fragrance sample is accessed by a prospective customer who opens a fold or removes a die-cut portion.

1 . A device for delivering a sample of cosmetic, including fragrances, to a consumer comprising:
 at least one sheet of flexible material;   at least one barrier coating applied to said at least one sheet of material, said barrier coating forming an impermeable surface across said at least one sheet of material;   at least one section of textured coating applied to a portion of said at least one sheet of material upon said barrier coating, said textured coating having a perimeter; and   said sample of cosmetic being placed within said textured coating and interiorly of the perimeter of said textured coating, wherein said textured coating retards wetting and capillary action of said sample of cosmetic into said at least one sheet of material, and wherein the surface tension and the repose of said sample of cosmetic retains said sample within said textured coating.   
   
   
       2 . The sample delivery device of  claim 1  further comprising:
 said sheet of material having a fold line;   said barrier coating being applied upon said sheet of material upon both sides of said fold line;   said textured coating section being applied coextensively upon said sheet of material upon at least one side of said fold line; and   wherein said textured coating section containing said sample rests upon said barrier coating section until said device is unfolded by a consumer to access said sample of cosmetic.   
   
   
       3 . The sample delivery device of  claim 2  further comprising:
 a cover locating outward of said fold line and opposite the remainder of said sheet of material, said cover having a barrier coating thereon;   said textured coating section being applied to a portion of said cover in registration with said barrier coating; and   said sample of cosmetic being accessed by opening said cover from the remainder of said sheet of material.   
   
   
       4 . The sample delivery device of  claim 1  further comprising:
 said textured coating section having one of a spaced apart cellular pattern, a plurality of pockets, a plurality of raised concentric ridges, or a plurality of raised concentric surfaces.   
   
   
       5 . The sample delivery device of  claim 1  further comprising:
 said textured coating section including aggregate particles therein thus creating a textured surface.   
   
   
       6 . The sample delivery device of  claim 1  further comprising:
 said textured coating section including a substantially textured barrier film.   
   
   
       7 . The sample delivery device of  claim 6  further comprising:
 said barrier film including one of a coating or a mechanical alteration thereof wherein said barrier film provides a textured surface.   
   
   
       8 . The sample delivery device of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a porous coating layer upon one of said textured coating section and said barrier coating.   
   
   
       9 . The sample delivery device of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a first sheet of material and a second sheet of material adjoining said first sheet of material, and at least one of said first sheet of material and said second sheet of material having one of an adhesive coating or a cohesive coating applied thereto for securement when said first sheet of material adjoins said second sheet of material;   said first sheet having said barrier coating applied thereto and said second sheet having said barrier coating applied thereto;   at least a portion of said second sheet having said textured coating section applied thereto and said sample locating within said textured coating; and   said second sheet being in registration with said first sheet wherein said sample of cosmetic remains confined within said textured coating and said barrier coating of said first sheet.   
   
   
       10 . The sample delivery device of  claim 9  wherein said first sheet of material and said second sheet of material are made of dissimilar materials. 
   
   
       11 . The sample delivery device of  claim 1  wherein said barrier coating is an ultraviolet curable cationic barrier coating. 
   
   
       12 . The sample delivery device of  claim 1  further comprising:
 at least one of said textured coating section or said barrier coating includes a die cut portion wherein removal of said die cut portion provides access to said sample of cosmetic.   
   
   
       13 . The sample delivery device of  claim 1  further comprising:
 said sample of cosmetic is one of lipstick, non-liquid cosmetic material, liquid cosmetic material, liquid fragrance, or substantially gelled fragrance, placed between said textured coating section and said barrier coating.   
   
   
       14 . The sample delivery device of  claim 13  further comprising:
 said liquid fragrance having chemically altered viscosity and surface tension.   
   
   
       15 . The sample delivery device of  claim 13  further comprising:
 at least one of said textured coating section and said barrier coating includes a die cut portion wherein removal of said die cut portion provides access to said sample of cosmetic; and   said die cut portion serves as an applicator for said sample of cosmetic.   
   
   
       16 . The sample delivery device of  claim 1  further comprising:
 at least one of said textured coating section and said barrier coating including a means for adhering said at least one sheet of material wherein said barrier coating being in registration with said textured coating thus, closing said device;   said at least one sheet of material including a second adherence means securing said device to a mailpiece; and   wherein said adherence means includes one of a pressure sensitive adhesive coating or repositionable glue and said second adherence means includes one of a pressure sensitive adhesive coating or repositionable glue.   
   
   
       17 . The sample delivery device of  claim 1   
   
   
       18 . The sample delivery device of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a first sheet of material and a second sheet of material;   said barrier coating being applied to said first sheet and to said second sheet;   said textured coating section being applied to said second sheet;   said sample of cosmetic locating within said textured coating of said second sheet then said textured coating resting upon said barrier coating section; and   said second sheet being in registration with said first sheet wherein said sample of cosmetic remains within said device and wherein said textured coating occludes capillary action of said sample of cosmetic until said device is opened.   
   
   
       19 . A sample delivery device for liquid cosmetics, including fragrances, sent to a consumer comprising:
 a first sheet of material having a barrier coating applied thereto;   a sample of liquid cosmetic;   a second sheet of material generally parallel to said first sheet of material, said second sheet of material having a barrier coating applied thereto in a thickness of about 0.3 to about 0.6 mils, and said sample of liquid cosmetic locating between said first sheet of material and said second sheet of material;   at least one textured coating upon said barrier coating of said first sheet of material, said at least one textured coating confining said sample therein, and said textured coating retarding capillary activity of said sample into said first sheet of material and said device; and   said barrier coating of said second sheet of material abutting said barrier coating of said first sheet of material thus sealing said sample of liquid cosmetic within said at least one textured coating and said barrier coating of said first sheet of material and said barrier coating of said second sheet of material.   
   
   
       20 . The sample delivery device of  claim 19  further comprising:
 said first sheet of material being hingedly connected to said second sheet of material wherein said second sheet of material overlays said first sheet of material in registration.