IP Library Granted Patent US 7,793,485
Granted Patent B2
US 7,793,485 · App. 12/012,123 · Granted Sep 14, 2010

Method of discreet merchandising

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,793,485
App. No.
12/012,123
Granted
Sep 14, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A case adapted to contain absorbent articles includes an outer surface having a bar code, a product code, and a single brand display having a trademark in logo, wherein the brand display defines a brand display area of less than 4 inches by 6 inches. A method of providing absorbent articles includes providing a case in a branded condition, wherein the case includes a brand display having a brand display area of no more than 4 inches by no more than 6 inches. The method includes converting the case, or instructing a customer to convert the case, from the branded condition to a discreet condition by covering the brand display with a discretion mask or cleanly removing the brand display.

Claims (8)

1. A method of providing absorbent articles comprising, providing a case in a branded condition, wherein the case contains absorbent articles therein, the case having an outer surface and an inner surface wherein the outer surface comprises a bar code, a product code, and a single brand display, wherein the brand display defines a brand display area of no more than 4 inches in a first dimension by no more than 6 inches in a second dimension, and wherein the case is made of corrugated material and contains at least one package having the absorbent articles located therein;

converting the case from the branded condition to a discreet condition by adhering a shipping label over the brand display.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the package has a package brand display comprising at least one trademark that is the same as at least one trademark of the case brand display.

3. A method of providing absorbent articles comprising,

providing a case in a branded condition, wherein the case contains absorbent articles therein, the case having an outer surface and an inner surface wherein the outer surface comprises a bar code, a product code, and a brand display, wherein the brand display defines a brand display area of no more than 4 inches in a first dimension by no more than 6 inches in a second dimension, and

converting the case from the branded condition to a discreet condition by covering the brand display with a discretion mask or cleanly removing the brand display;

wherein the outer surface comprises a single brand display; and

wherein the discretion mask is a shipping label and the method further comprises converting the case to the discreet condition by adhering the shipping label over the brand display.

Assignments (2)
NAME CHANGE Recorded Feb 3, 2015
From: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
To: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
Reel/Frame 034880/0704 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2008
From: BLOCKER, MICHELLE LEE
To: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
Reel/Frame 020558/0470 →