System and Method for Applying Aroma Releasing Material to Peel-Away Packaging

Abstract

A product package system having a container for holding a consumer product. A peel-away element is provided that selectively covers a section of container. The peel-away element can cover the access opening of the container, or some other element on the surface of the container. A coating of microencapsulants is disposed between the container and the peel-way element. The microencapsulants include encapsulated particles of scented compounds. The microencapsulants are set in a binding agent that attaches to both the container and the peel-away element. Consequently, any movement of the peel-away element relative the container disrupts the coating of microencapsulants and ruptures at least some of the encapsulated particles. This releases the scented compounds and produces a detectable scent.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A product package system, comprising:
 a container that defines an opening;   a removable closure that selectively covers said opening in said container, wherein said closure contacts said container around said closure in a contact area;   a cured emulsion disposed between said container and said removable closure in said contact area, said cured emulsion containing encapsulated particles of scented compounds mixed in a binding agent, wherein said removable closure disrupts said cured emulsion and ruptures at least some of said encapsulated particles when said removable closure is opened.   
     
     
         2 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said binding agent is an adhesive that adhesively attaches said removable closure to said container. 
     
     
         3 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said binding agent is selected from a group consisting of styrene acrylic emulsions, acrylate monomers, oligimer esters, ethylene acrylic copolymers, starch-based polymers, polyvinyl acetates and polyvinyl alcohols. 
     
     
         4 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said encapsulated particles have an encapsulant selected from a group consisting of gelatin, glycerol, melamine, urea formaldehyde, cellulose, and starch-based polymers. 
     
     
         5 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said container is selected from a group consisting of cups, cans, cartons, pouches, bags and boxes. 
     
     
         6 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said container has a rim surrounding said opening, wherein said removable closure covers said rim and said cured emulsion coats said rim. 
     
     
         7 . The system according to  claim 1 , further including an adhesive applied in said contact area between said container and said removable closure. 
     
     
         8 . The system according to  claim 7 , wherein said adhesive is mixed within said cured emulsion. 
     
     
         9 . The system according to  claim 7 , wherein said adhesive is separate and distinct from said cured emulsion. 
     
     
         10 . A product package system, comprising:
 a container;   a peel-away element that selectively covers a section of said container, wherein said peel-away element contacts said container in a contact area;   a coating of microencapsulants disposed between said container and said peel-way element in said contact area, wherein said microencapsulants include encapsulated particles of scented compounds, wherein movement of said peel-away element relative said container disrupts said coating of said microencapsulants and ruptures at least some of said encapsulated particles.   
     
     
         11 . The system according to  claim 10 , wherein said container defines an opening and said peel-away element covers said opening. 
     
     
         12 . The system according to  claim 11 , wherein said container has a rim surrounding said opening, wherein said peel-way element covers said rim and said coating of said microencapsulants coats said rim. 
     
     
         13 . The system according to  claim 10 , further including an adhesive applied in said contact area between said container and said peel-away element. 
     
     
         14 . The system according to  claim 13 , wherein said adhesive is mixed within said coating of said microencapsulants. 
     
     
         15 . The system according to  claim 13 , wherein said adhesive is separate and distinct from said coating of said microencapsulants. 
     
     
         16 . A product package system, comprising:
 a container that defines an opening between a first flap and a second flap;   a cured emulsion disposed between said first flap and said second flap, said cured emulsion containing encapsulated particles of scented compounds mixed in a binding agent, wherein said binding agent adhesively joins said first flap to said second flap and wherein separating said first flap from second flap to access said opening disrupts said cured emulsion and ruptures at least some of said encapsulated particles.   
     
     
         17 . The system according to  claim 16 , wherein said binding agent is an adhesive.