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Liquid packets with hygiene inserts

a technology of inserts and liquid packets, applied in the field of polymer packets, can solve the problems of not being practical or desirable, printing ink on polymer substrates still encountered problems, etc., and achieve the effect of curtailing the effective use of hand sanitizing fluids

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-12-21
HARPER WILLIAM ANTHONY
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Benefits of technology

The polymer insert enhances packet distribution and retention by doubling communication space, providing rigidity, and enabling various promotional formats, leading to improved hand hygiene compliance and market penetration.

Problems solved by technology

Continued testing lead to use of chemically resistant polymers like polypropylene that did not deteriorate in the presence of a wide variety of fluids, but printing inks on polymer substrates still encountered problems when exposed to various product solvents.
Second, given that the insert was a separate piece of material it could have any number of surfaces and other characteristic neither practical nor desirable for packet construction.

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Packets with Inserts

[0036] The preferred embodiments of the of the polymeric packet generally designated by the reference number 10 of FIGS. 1 through 7 has a peripheral seal 20 joining front and back sidewalls 23 which have predetermined areas of transparency. These sidewalls 23 may be constructed of flexible polymeric material (e.g., 2-mil polypropylene) to enclose and contain a hand sanitizing fluid 11 (e.g., Purell™ Hand Sanitizer, 62% alcohol) with a floating insert 15 bearing a meaningful communication on at least one surface. In FIG. 1 a dual chamber packet is illustrated, it has a first chamber 12 and a second chamber 14 in fluidic communication whereby a portion of the fluid 11 typically stored in the first chamber 12 is pushed by finger pressure on the flexible sidewalls 23 into the second chamber 14 for dispersal through a tear created at the notch 19 location. In FIG. 2 a more generalized packet form is shown which has only a single cavity for containing a useful liqui...

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Methods of Insert Uses

[0041] The meaningful communications content and its range of interest is a key component for fostering the use of hand sanitizing fluid packets for improved hand hygiene within the general population. It is the content that will typically first draw the user to the Athand packet and keep them sufficiently intrigued to continue. The act of hand rubbing may well be first experienced as simply a means to disperse an unfamiliar feature of a packet that contains a good joke or engaging puzzle. But in time, with sufficient interest in the insert's communication, the hand rubbing may well become a good habit benefiting one and all. Consider the following scenario where the insert would be offered as a package of 25 packets forming a vocabulary building set. Each packet's insert bears a unique communication offering such as a word definition, synonymic distinctions, capitalization customs, etc. For example, inserts may have the words WRAITH, SPATE, GABIONS and LUGUB...

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Abstract

A transparent or partially transparent polymer packet is described containing a hand sanitizing fluid in which floats a printed insert. Inclusion of the message-bearing insert promotes the distribution and use of the hand sanitizing fluid for improving hand hygiene.

Description

[0001] This is a Divisional Application of parent application Ser. No. 10 / 697,067 filed 30 Oct. 2003.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention concerns polymer packets containing both liquids and inserts whereby communications carried by the insert encourages packet distribution and subsequent beneficial use of the dispersed fluid. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] It is well understood that microbiological pathogens on the hands are transferred to other body parts such as the mouth, nose and eyes and this transfer is the primary route for infectious disease in humans. The actual extent of the damage caused by infections resulting from hand-borne pathogens is generally less known. Fully eighty percent of all infections ranging from the usually benign cold, through the more debilitating flu, to the truly horrific Ebola, are transmitted by touch. The average American will contract two to four cold or flu infections in a typical year, and experience four to six significant gastroin...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D81/24B65D75/54
CPCB65D75/54
Inventor HARPER, WILLIAM ANTHONY
Owner HARPER WILLIAM ANTHONY