FRAGRANCE ACCESSORIES FOR USE WITH HOME FASHIONS AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS
A fragrance accessory kit includes a container defining an open interior and having a lid, and packets that are each formed of a vapor-permeable fabric and are sheet-like in geometry. The vapor-permeable fabric is secured about scented material within each of the packets, which are stacked within the container. A fragrance accessory system includes a fragrance accessory, including a packet formed of a vapor-permeable fabric secured about a portion of scented material. The consumer product can removably receive the fragrance accessory such that the portion of scented material provides a scent for the consumer product. A method of implementing a fragrance accessory includes securing scented material within a packet formed of a vapor-permeable fabric. The method further includes configuring the consumer product to removably receive the packet.
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This Application claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/831,073, filed Jun. 4, 2013, and titled “Fragrance Accessories For Use With Home Fashions And Consumer Products,” the entire disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein for all purposes.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONDecorative objects and so-called “home fashions” are in widespread use by consumers. Such items provide consumers with opportunities to personalize their living or work spaces according to their own fashion sensibilities.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThis Summary does not in any way limit the scope of the claimed subject matter.
In an embodiment, a fragrance accessory kit includes a container defining an open interior and having a lid to enclose the interior, and a plurality of packets that are each formed of a vapor-permeable fabric. Each packet is sheet-like in geometry. A scented material is within each of the packets. The vapor-permeable fabric is secured about the scented material as to prevent escape of the scented material from the packet. The packets are stacked adjacent each other within the container.
In an embodiment, a fragrance accessory system includes a fragrance accessory, including a packet formed of a vapor-permeable fabric, and a portion of scented material. The vapor-permeable fabric is secured about the scented material as to prevent escape of the scented material from the packet. The consumer product is configured to removably receive the fragrance accessory such that the portion of scented material provides a scent for the consumer product.
In an embodiment, a method of implementing a fragrance accessory for use with a consumer product includes securing a scented material within a packet so as to prevent escape of the scented material from the packet. The packet includes a vapor-permeable fabric and forms the fragrance accessory. The method further includes configuring the consumer product to removably receive the fragrance accessory.
Aspects of the present disclosure may be more completely understood in consideration of the following accompanying drawings.
Features of the drawings herein are not necessarily drawn to scale.
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When scented material 130 includes scented beads, the beads may be ellipsoidally shaped; in particular, the beads may be shaped as oblate spheroids to facilitate their placement into packets while keeping the packets substantially sheet-like in geometry. Scented beads may be 1/16 to ½ inch in longest dimension, and a single packet may contain 20 to 1000 beads.
Thus, in the embodiment shown, consumer product 200 is in the form of an outer pocket (e.g., a pillow case) while pocket 210 forms an inner pocket within consumer product 200. Pocket 210 may include means for removably retaining fragrance accessory 100; for example
Many consumer product types may be configured to removably receive fragrance accessories, for example by attaching a pocket, basket or similar holding mechanism to an inconspicuous surface thereof, for example undersides of tables, desks, chairs, entertainment centers, dresser or kitchen cabinet drawers, back sides of cabinets, various hidden surfaces of kitchen and bathroom sink enclosures, and the like. Holding mechanisms for fragrance accessories may be fixedly mounted in such locations (e.g., with permanent fasteners such as screws) or may be removably mounted (e.g., with adhesives or with removable fasteners such as snaps, or by hanging the holding mechanism from an existing feature). Whether the holding mechanism is fixedly or removably mounted, the mechanism itself allows the fragrance accessory to be easily removed and replaced with another fragrance accessory of the same scent or of a different scent, when a scent of the original fragrance accessory fades or when a different scent is desired. Consumer product types that can be configured for compatibility with (that is, the ability to removably receive) fragrance accessories include, but are not limited to, pillows, bedcovers, cushions, bedcovers, drapes or other window coverings, automobile seats or head liners, and others.
A retail outlet may, for example, offer a variety of scents available in packets of identical shape and size, and may configure a variety of consumer product types and/or holding mechanisms for compatibility with the identically shaped and sized packets.
The consumer thus perceives fragrance accessories 700 and consumer products 720 associated with fragrance accessories 700, as a customizable fragrance accessory system. The consumer may choose to implement a “theme” based on a common scent across various locations of the consumer's home. The consumer may further choose to extend the “theme” across other locations—such as the consumer's office, studio, or other workplace—or to objects that may travel with the consumer, such as the consumer's car, briefcase, purse or jacket. The consumer may choose to continue to provide new fragrance accessories 700 of the same scent when the original packets lose their scent, or may choose to switch partially or completely to a different scent from time to time. Marketed for this purpose, availability of the packets may encourage a consumer to purchase multiple consumer product types that are compatible with the identically shaped and sized packets.
Embodiments have now been described in detail for the purposes of clarity and understanding. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that certain changes and modifications may be practiced within the scope of the appended claims.
Claims
1. A fragrance accessory kit, comprising
- a container defining an open interior and having a lid to enclose the interior;
- a plurality of packets that are each formed of a vapor-permeable fabric, wherein each packet is sheet-like in geometry; and
- a scented material disposed within each of the packets, the vapor-permeable fabric being secured about the scented material as to prevent escape of the scented material from the packet; and
- wherein the packets are stacked adjacent each other within the container.
2. The fragrance accessory kit of claim 1, wherein the scented material comprises a plurality of scented beads.
3. The fragrance accessory kit of claim 2, wherein each of the plurality of scented beads comprises a mixture of ethylene vinyl acetate and a fragrance.
4. The fragrance accessory kit of claim 2, wherein each of the plurality of scented beads is between 1/16 inch and ½ inch in longest dimension, and the plurality of scented beads comprises 20 to 1000 beads, such that the packets are sheet-like in geometry.
5. The fragrance accessory kit of claim 1, the vapor-permeable fabric comprising one of acetate, acrylic, cotton, linen, olefin, polyester, rayon, silk and wool.
6. A fragrance accessory system, comprising:
- a fragrance accessory, comprising a packet formed of a vapor-permeable fabric, and a portion of scented material, the vapor-permeable fabric being secured about the scented material as to prevent escape of the scented material from the packet; and
- a consumer product that is configured to removably retain the fragrance accessory such that the portion of scented material provides a scent for the consumer product.
7. The fragrance accessory system of claim 6, the portion of scented material comprising a plurality of scented beads.
8. The fragrance accessory system of claim 7, each of the plurality of scented beads comprising a mixture of ethylene vinyl acetate and a fragrance.
9. The fragrance accessory system of claim 6, the vapor-permeable fabric comprising one of acetate, acrylic, cotton, linen, olefin, polyester, rayon, silk and wool.
10. The fragrance accessory system of claim 6, the consumer product further comprising a pocket formed of a vapor-permeable fabric, the pocket being configured to removably retain the packet.
11. The fragrance accessory system of claim 10, wherein the pocket is an inner product disposed within an outer pocket formed by the consumer product, and further comprising a pillow disposed within the outer pocket.
12. The fragrance accessory system of claim 10, wherein the pocket retains the packet by means of a hook and loop fastener.
13. The fragrance accessory system of claim 10, the consumer product being an open vessel that receives the fragrance accessory by placement of the fragrance accessory within the open vessel, and retains the fragrance accessory by means of gravity.
14. The fragrance accessory system of claim 10, wherein the consumer product is a first one of a plurality of consumer products, and further comprising others of the plurality of consumer products, wherein each one of the plurality of consumer products is configured to removably retain the fragrance accessory.
15. A method of implementing a fragrance accessory for use with a consumer product, comprising:
- securing a scented material within a packet so as to prevent escape of the scented material from the packet, the packet comprising a vapor-permeable fabric and forming the fragrance accessory; and
- configuring the consumer product to removably receive the fragrance accessory.
16. The method of implementing a fragrance accessory for use with a consumer product of claim 15,
- wherein the scented material is a first portion of scented material, the packet is one of a plurality of packets and the consumer product is one of a plurality of consumer product types;
- and further comprising:
- securing further portions of the scented material into ones of the plurality of packets, each of the plurality of packets comprising an identical shape and size, and
- configuring each of the plurality of the consumer product types to removably receive the identically shaped and sized packets.
17. The method of implementing a fragrance accessory for use with a consumer product of claim 16, further comprising marketing multiple ones of the plurality of packets within a single retail package.
18. The method of implementing a fragrance accessory for use with a consumer product of claim 17, further comprising marketing the plurality of consumer product types at the same location as the single retail package.
19. The method of implementing a fragrance accessory for use with a consumer product of claim 18,
- wherein the scented material is a first scented material having a first scent, the fragrance accessory is a first fragrance accessory, the packet is a first packet, the plurality of packets is a first plurality of packets, and the single retail package is a first retail package;
- and further comprising:
- securing a second scented material within a second packet so as to prevent escape of the second scented material from the second packet, the second packet comprising a vapor-permeable fabric and forming a second fragrance accessory, the second scented material having a different scent than the first scented material;
- securing further portions of the second scented material into ones of a second plurality of packets, each of the second plurality of packets comprising the identical shape and size as the first plurality of packets;
- stacking the second plurality of packets within a second retail package, each of the first and second retail packages having means for providing prospective customers with scent samples; and
- marketing the first and second retail packages at the same location.
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 4, 2014
Publication Date: Mar 19, 2015
Applicant: Rich Brands LLC (Phoenix, AZ)
Inventors: Mark Douglas Grodsky (Phoenix, AZ), Carrie-Anne Moreau (Goodyear, AZ), Alicia Marie Thompson (Peoria, AZ), Stephanie Ann Golden (Scottsdale, AZ)
Application Number: 14/296,140
International Classification: B65D 77/02 (20060101); B65D 85/00 (20060101); B65D 51/16 (20060101);