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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
May. 01, 2001
Christopher Tararuj, Hamilton, NJ (US);
Patrick Donahue, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Robert E. Katz, Short Hills, NJ (US);
David DeSchryver, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Robert Weiser, Sea Bright, NJ (US);
AKI, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A product sampler including a substrate layer, a barrier layer covering the substrate layer, a gelatinoid product layer covering and in contact with the barrier layer, and a barrier layer covering and in contact with the product layer is provided. The gelatinoid product layer may include a microencapsulated product, such as a fragrance. In preferred embodiments of the invention, the gelatinoid product layer includes a microencapsulated fragrance carried in a gelatinoid liquid vehicle, which vehicle may comprise, for example, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycols, glycerin, or mixtures thereof. In a highly preferred embodiment of the invention, the product sampler is in the form of a magazine insert having a protruding trimmable non-barrier substrate tab portion, whereby a user may remove a trim portion from the trimmable edge portion after binding the insert into a magazine without removing barrier material with the removed trim portion. Also disclosed is a product sampler in the form of a label.