Pedicure kit package system

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a disposable single-use pedicure kit and packaging solution for manicure and pedicure kits, or other multi-step beauty treatments. The kit includes an exterior package, where at least a portion of the exterior package is transparent, a bath bomb and a cup including a predetermined quantity of a beauty product between 10 grams and 100 grams, and a non-re-sealable closure seal that seals the predetermined quantity of the beauty product in the cup, and where the bath bomb and the cup are contained in the exterior package and where at least a portion of the bath bomb and at least a portion of the non-re-sealable closure seal of the cup is visible through the transparent portion of the exterior package.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A disposable single-use pedicure kit comprising:
 an exterior package, wherein at least a portion of the exterior package is transparent;   a bath bomb; and   a cup comprising:
 a cup containing a predetermined quantity of a beauty product, wherein the predetermined quantity is between 10 grams and 100 grams; and 
 a non-re-sealable closure seal that seals the predetermined quantity of the beauty product in the cup; 
   wherein the bath bomb and the cup are contained in the exterior package; and   wherein at least a portion of the bath bomb and at least a portion of the non-re-sealable closure seal of the cup is visible through the transparent portion of the exterior package.   
     
     
         2 . The disposable single-use pedicure kit of  claim 1  further comprising a plurality of cups comprising:
 a first cup containing a predetermined quantity of water-soluble scrub; 
 a second cup containing a predetermined quantity of mask; and 
 a third cup containing a predetermined quantity of lotion. 
 
     
     
         3 . The disposable single-use pedicure kit of  claim 1  wherein the predetermined quantity of the beauty product in the cup is approximately 20 grams. 
     
     
         4 . The disposable single-use pedicure kit of  claim 1  wherein the bath bomb further comprises a preformed solid composition comprising a mixture of a powered base, a powdered acid and a powdered binder. 
     
     
         5 . The disposable single-use pedicure kit of  claim 4  wherein the preformed solid composition is formed in a sculptural shape. 
     
     
         6 . The disposable single-use pedicure kit of  claim 5  wherein the bath bomb is scented and the sculptural shape is indicative of the scent. 
     
     
         7 . The disposable single-use pedicure kit of  claim 1  further comprising a plurality of cups that all have the same interior volume. 
     
     
         8 . The disposable single-use pedicure kit of  claim 1  wherein the majority of the exterior package is transparent. 
     
     
         9 . The disposable single-use pedicure kit of  claim 1  wherein the cup has an inverted frusto-conical shape. 
     
     
         10 . The disposable single-use pedicure kit of  claim 1  wherein the cup has a cylindrical shape. 
     
     
         11 . The disposable single-use pedicure kit of  claim 1  wherein the cup is generally square in horizontal cross section. 
     
     
         12 . The disposable single-use pedicure kit of  claim 1  wherein the cup is generally rectangular in horizontal cross section. 
     
     
         13 . The disposable single-use pedicure kit of  claim 1  wherein cup is generally trapezoidal in horizontal cross section. 
     
     
         14 . The disposable single-use pedicure kit of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a tray comprising:
 a horizontal supporting surface; 
 a plurality of vertical supporting surfaces; 
 an aperture in the horizontal supporting surface, wherein the diameter of the aperture is large enough to accommodate the cup; and 
 wherein the cup is positioned in the aperture. 
 
 
     
     
         15 . The disposable single-use pedicure kit of  claim 14  wherein the tray is removable from the exterior package. 
     
     
         16 . The disposable single use pedicure kit of  claim 15  wherein the tray is approximately two-and-one half inches wide, one-half inch deep and six-and-three-quarters of an inch tall. 
     
     
         17 . The disposable single-use pedicure kit of  claim 1  wherein the nonresealable seal of the cup further comprises adhered layers of aluminum foil, Polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”), and Polypropylene (“PP”). 
     
     
         18 . The disposable single use-pedicure kit of  claim 1  wherein the cup comprises PP. 
     
     
         19 . The disposable single-use pedicure kit of  claim 1  wherein the exterior package comprises PET. 
     
     
         20 . The disposable single-use pedicure kit of  claim 1  wherein the exterior package comprises a package that is between one-half and three inches deep, between one and four inches wide, and between six and fourteen inches tall. 
     
     
         21 . The disposable single-use pedicure kit of  claim 20  wherein the exterior package comprises a package that is generally one inch deep, two-and-a-half inches wide, and approximately nine inches tall. 
     
     
         22 . The disposable single use pedicure kit of  claim 1  wherein the bath bomb comprises a bath bomb that is 55 mm×53 mm×22 mm at the widest, tallest, and deepest points along each axis respectively. 
     
     
         23 . The disposable single use pedicure kit of  claim 1  further comprising:
 wherein the non-re-sealable seal further comprises:
 printed information visible on the top of the seal; and 
 a tab protecting outwardly from a top edge of the cup, wherein the tab comprises a first edge and a second edge; 
 
 a tray comprising:
 a horizontal supporting surface; 
 a plurality of vertical supporting surfaces; 
 an aperture in the horizontal supporting surface, wherein the diameter of the aperture is large enough to accommodate the cup; 
 
 wherein the cup is positioned in the aperture, with the tab oriented such that, if the cup is rotated in a first direction during transport and handling, the respective first edge will contact the inside of the exterior package and thereby generally prevent further rotation in a first direction, and further such that, if the cup is rotated in a second direction during transport and handling, the respective second edge will contact either the inside of the exterior package or a second adjacent cup and thereby generally prevent further rotation in a second direction, whereby the printed information on the cup will be maintained in an orientation that is readable through the transparent portion of the exterior package. 
 
     
     
         24 . The disposable single use pedicure kit of  claim 1  wherein the interior volume of the cup is between about 0.5 and 5 fluid ounces. 
     
     
         25 . The disposable single use pedicure kit of  claim 1  wherein the interior volume of the cup is about 1.3 fluid ounces. 
     
     
         26 . The disposable single use pedicure kit of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a bath bomb enclosure area defined by a first edge of the tray, a first interior side of the exterior package, a second interior side of the package, a front interior side of the exterior package, and a back interior side of the exterior package; 
 wherein the bath bomb further comprises a first side of predominant visual interest; and 
 wherein the bath bomb is positioned in the bath bomb enclosure area, such that the bath bomb enclosure area contains and orients the bath bomb such that at least a portion of the first side of predominant visual interest is visible through the transparent portion of the exterior package, and further such that the bath bomb cannot shift during shipping and handling so that the first side of predominant visual interest is no longer visible through the transparent portion of the exterior package. 
 
     
     
         27 . A disposable single-use pedicure kit comprising:
 an exterior package, wherein at least a portion of the exterior package is transparent;   a bath bomb; and   a plurality of cups, each cup comprising:
 a cup containing a predetermined quantity of a beauty product, wherein the predetermined quantity is between 10 grams and 50 grams; and 
 a non-re-sealable closure seal that seals the predetermined quantity of the beauty product in the cup comprising:
 printed information visible on the top of the seal; and 
 a tab protecting outwardly from a top edge of the cup, wherein the tab comprises a first edge and a second edge; 
 
   a tray positioned inside the exterior package, the tray comprising:
 a horizontal supporting surface; 
 a plurality of vertical supporting surfaces; 
 an plurality of apertures in the horizontal supporting surface greater than or equal in number to the number of cups in the plurality of cups, wherein the diameter of each of the plurality of apertures is large enough to accommodate one of the plurality of cups; 
   wherein each of the plurality of cups is positioned in each of the plurality of apertures in the tray;   wherein at least the printed information on the non-re-sealable closure seal of the cup is visible through the transparent portion of the exterior package;   wherein, such that for each cup, the tab oriented such that, if the cup is rotated in a first direction during transport and handling, the respective first edge will contact the inside of the exterior package and thereby generally prevent further rotation in a first direction, and further such that, if the cup is rotated in a second direction during transport and handling, the respective second edge will contact either the inside of the exterior package or an second adjacent cup of the plurality of cups, and thereby generally prevent further rotation in a second direction, whereby the printed information on the cup will be maintained in an orientation that is readable through the transparent portion of the exterior package;   a bath bomb enclosure area defined by a first edge of the tray, a first interior side of the exterior package, a second interior side of the package, a front interior side of the exterior package, and a back interior side of the exterior package;   wherein the bath bomb further comprises a first side of predominant visual interest; and   wherein the bath bomb is positioned in the bath bomb enclosure area, such that the bath bomb enclosure area contains and orients the bath bomb such that at least a portion of the first side of predominant visual interest is visible through the transparent portion of the exterior package, and further such that the bath bomb cannot shift during shipping and handling so that the first side of predominant visual interest is no longer visible through the transparent portion of the exterior package.