发明人：
HONG, MATTHEW J. | VILLACCI, JILL MARIE | CHEN, RITA WEI-YU | LECHANOINE, MARC EMILE | CALVERT, TIMOTHY HUGH | MATTAROCCIA, GIANLUCA
摘要：
A personal care capsule includes a capsule shell and a personal care fluid contained within. The personal care capsule is manufactured according to a method involving freezing a membrane solution within a capsule shell mold and rinsing the capsule shell in sodium alginate. A storage device for a plurality of personal care capsules includes a container having an access portal, a capsule rack including a plurality of capsule receptacles, and an access portal cap adapted to cover the access portal. The capsule rack is adapted to move through the access portal between a storage position and a use position.
权利要求：
1. A storage device for a plurality of personal care capsules, the storage device comprising:
a container including a base, an enclosed volume, and an access portal; and
a capsule rack including a plurality of capsule receptacles, the capsule rack adapted to move through the access portal between a storage position in which each of the plurality of capsule receptacles are located within the enclosed volume and a use position in which at least one of the plurality of capsule receptacles is located outside the enclosed volume.
2. The storage device of claim 1, further comprising an access portal cap adapted to cover the access portal when the capsule rack is in the storage position.
3. The storage device of claim 2, further comprising a securement mechanism adapted to secure the access portal cap to the container when the capsule rack is in the storage position.
4. The storage device of claim 1, wherein each capsule receptacle includes a support member, and the capsule rack including a spine operably coupled with each of the capsule receptacles at the support member.
5. The storage device of claim 4, wherein the support member includes at least one perforation to allow drainage as the capsule rack moves from the storage position to the use position.
6. The storage device of claim 1, the capsule rack including a spine connected to each of the capsule receptacles, the capsule rack including a plurality of receptacle heights, a single capsule receptacle provided at each receptacle height, wherein the capsule receptacles are substantially aligned to form a single column.
7. The storage device of claim 1, wherein the container further includes a plurality of access portals and a plurality of enclosed volumes, each of the plurality of access portals being associated with a respective one of the plurality of enclosed volumes, and
further comprising a plurality of capsule racks including capsule receptacles, each capsule rack associated with a respective one of the plurality of access portals, each capsule rack adapted to 12
move through the respective one of the plurality of access portals between a storage position with all of the capsule receptacles of the capsule rack located within the respective one of the plurality of enclosed volumes and a use position with at least one of the capsule receptacles of the capsule rack located outside the respective one of the plurality of enclosed volumes.
8. The storage device of claim 7, each of the plurality of access portals being located at the same height and arranged linearly.
9. The storage device of claim 7, the plurality of access portals including a first subset and a second subset, the first subset located at a first height, and the second subset located at a second height that is greater than the first height.
10. The storage device of claim 7, the plurality of capsule racks including a first subgroup having capsule receptacles adapted to accommodate personal care capsules of a first size and a second subgroup having capsule receptacles adapted to accommodate personal care capsules of a second size.
11. The storage device of claim 1, the base adapted for selective connection to the container.
12. The storage device of claim 11, the base including a stand adapted for placement on a flat surface, the stand connected to a holder adapted to selectively hold the container.
13. A method of manufacturing a personal care capsule, the method comprising:
preparing a membrane solution including about 0.5 - 6% calcium lactate;
pouring the membrane solution into a capsule shell mold;
freezing the personal care solution within the capsule shell mold;
removing the personal care solution from the capsule mold as a capsule shell;
bathing the capsule shell in about 1.0-0.5% sodium alginate to create the personal care capsule; and
rinsing the personal care capsule in water.
14. The method of claim 13, further comprising placing the personal care capsule on a
capsule rack of a storage device.
15. The method of claim 14, further comprising submerging the personal care capsule in a storage solution located within a container of the storage device.
16. The method of claim 15, the personal care fluid including an active ingredient and the 5 storage solution including the same active ingredient.
17. A personal care capsule, the personal care capsule comprising:
a capsule shell including 0.5-6% calcium lactate, the capsule shell having an interior volume capable of containing a mass of a personal care fluid between 0.5 grams and 5 grams;
10 the personal care fluid contained within the capsule shell, the personal care fluid
including an active ingredient.
18. The personal care capsule of claim 16, the capsule shell including an indicator indicating the active ingredient of the personal care fluid contained within the capsule shell.
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19. The personal care capsule of claim 16, the capsule shell being biodegradable.
20. The personal care capsule of claim 16, the capsule shell having a diameter between
about 10 and 15 mm.