Filled package exhibiting a substantially colorless transparent appearance

• US 5,226,538 A
• Filed: 07/29/1992
• Issued: 07/13/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/1992
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Original Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Inventors: Roselle, Brian J.
• Primary Examiner(s): FIDEI, DAVID
• Application Number:
  US07/922,122
• Time in Patent Office: 349 Days
• Field of Search: 206/457, 206/459.1, 215/1 C, 428/36.92, 252/90, 73/426, 73/427
• US Class Current: 206/459.1
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 1/0207 characterised by material, e.g. composition, physical features
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1397 Single layer [continuous layer]

Abstract

The present invention provides a filled package which exhibits a substantially colorless transparent appearance. The package is made of a substantially transparent container which exhibits the tint of a first color. A substantially transparent liquid which exhibits the tint of a second color which is different than the first color is housed in the container. The tint of the first color of the container and the tint of the second color of the liquid cooperate with one another such that the tinted container exhibits a substantially colorless transparent appearance when filled with the tinted liquid.

Claims

1. A filled package comprising:

(a) a substantially transparent container exhibiting the tint of a first color and being adapted to house a liquid; and

(b) a substantially transparent liquid exhibiting the tint of a second color which is different than said first color and being housed in said container, the tint of said first color of said container and the tint of said second color of said liquid cooperating such that said tinted container when filled with said tinted liquid exhibits a substantially colorless transparent appearance.

2. The filled package according to claim 1 wherein said container preferentially absorbs wavelengths in the range from about 530 nm to about 630 nm.

3. The filled package according to claim 1 wherein said liquid preferentially absorbs wavelengths in the range from about 430 nm to about 530 nm.

4. The filled package according to claim 1 wherein said filled package absorbs wavelengths in the range from about 470 nm to about 610 nm substantially uniformly.

5. The filled package according to claim 1 wherein said liquid is a liquid soap.

6. The filled package according to claim 1 wherein said container is made of plastic.

7. The filled package according to claim 6 wherein the material comprising said container is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate, glycol modified pet copolymer, extrudable polyethylene terephthalate, polyvinyl chloride, oriented polypropylene, polycarbonate, polystyrene or high density polyethylene.

8. A filled package comprising:

(a) a substantially transparent container exhibiting a substantially blue tint and being adapted to house a liquid; and

(b) a substantially transparent liquid soap exhibiting a substantially yellow tint and being housed in said container, the blue tint of said container and the yellow tint of said liquid soap cooperating such that said tinted container when filled with said tinted liquid soap exhibits a substantially colorless transparent appearance.

9. The filled package according to claim 8 wherein said container preferentially absorbs wavelengths in the range from about 530 nm to about 630 nm.

10. The filled package according to claim 8 wherein said liquid preferentially absorbs wavelengths in the range from about 430 nm to about 530 nm.

11. The filled package according to claim 8 wherein said filled package absorbs wavelengths in the range from about 470 nm to about 610 nm substantially uniformly.

12. The filled package according to claim 8 wherein said container is made of plastic.

13. The filled package according to claim 12 wherein the material comprising said container is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate, glycol modified pet copolymer, extrudable polyethylene terephthalate, polyvinyl chloride, oriented polypropylene, polycarbonate, polystyrene or high density polyethylene.