US 11,987,421 B2
Method for employing containers with removable sample compartments
Anatolia Liliana Marghitoiu, Simi Valley, CA (US)
Filed by Anatolia Liliana Marghitoiu, Simi Valley, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 9, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/925,237.
Prior Publication US 2022/0009673 A1, Jan. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. B65D 21/02 (2006.01); B65B 5/04 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 21/0228 (2013.01) [B65B 5/04 (2013.01); B65D 21/0233 (2013.01); B65B 2230/02 (2013.01); B65D 2221/00 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
9. A method for containing, distributing, and using a consumable product via a container comprising:
disposing a main portion of the consumable product in a main compartment of the container via a main opening, wherein the main opening is covered by a tamper-proof seal;
disposing a sample portion of the consumable product within a first sample compartment of the container via a sample opening;
wherein the first sample compartment is removable from the main compartment;
the first sample compartment adhering to the main compartment of the container;
instructing a user to not disturb the main compartment of the container unless purchase of the main compartment is desired by the user;
wherein the first sample compartment is removably attached to the main compartment;
wherein an interior of the first sample compartment is configured to be accessed without exposing an interior of the main compartment;
wherein the first sample compartment is closed on one end via a sample compartment cap, and comprises a threaded connection on the other end configured to be attached to a bottom of the main compartment; and
repeated attachment of new sample compartments to the main compartment, wherein an attachment of the repeated attachments occurs upon each instance of a return of the main compartment in a sealed state to the retailer, such that the main compartment is repeatedly sold by the retailer until the tamper-proof seal on the main compartment has been disturbed.