Odor containment

Abstract

An odor-containment system for use with a flexible bag and a receptacle for holding waste items includes a body configured to be connected to the receptacle for holding waste items, the body providing a passageway through the body, and a plurality of sealing members attached, directly or indirectly, to the body and disposed across the passageway, the sealing members being disposed adjacent to each other in a static, closed position of the system such that a flexible bag inserted between the sealing members will be forced closed, where the body is configured to cover an opening of the receptacle for receiving the waste items, where the sealing members are attached to the body such that the sealing members can separate from each other to permit one of the waste items to be inserted between the sealing members, and where the sealing members are biased toward the static, closed position with the sealing members adjacent to each other such that when a waste moves out from between the sealing members, the sealing members will return to their static positions adjacent to each other.

1 . An odor-containment system comprising:
 a main body configured to contain waste articles internal to the said body providing a barrier in exposing such waster articles to the external environment;   wherein the main body comprises a housing, a closure device and a storage area to contain articles to be disposed of; and   wherein the displacement of the closure device is movable about the opening of the main body and positioned about the upper midsection to receive articles within the body of the bag or like container;   the closure device further configured as a spring like member in an open position receives articles through the main body and into the storage area allowing the system to store articles internal to the main body; and   wherein the spring like member is normally in a closed position such that when a waste passes through the receiving end, spring member and flexible bag or like container, the spring member will return to a normally closed position containing undesired odors inside the bag.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising a storage area, wherein the container is configured to be securely attached and removable and replaceable. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2  wherein the storage area is configured with a combination of at least one of a multi layer of film, co extruded film and or a bio degradable material. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising a mechanism to open and close the spring like member, wherein the mechanism when activated opens the closure device and when deactivated closes the closure device. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising a fullness indicator configured to provide at least one indication of storage area condition. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , comprising a closure device configured to seal the storage area in a position to eliminate contact from the waste articles to the closure device. 
     
     
         7 . An odor-containment bag comprising:
 a flexible bag like container with a receptacle end and a sealed opposite end to dispose and store articles within the body of the said flexible bag like material;   the bag like container having a closure device within the said body, and configured to receive articles within the opening of the flexible bag like material and pass through the said closure device;   the closure device comprising of a layer of odor barrier material inverted and attached in close proximity to each other in a passage way provided by the said bag body where the flexible bag like container is configured to have an opening above the closure and the closure is configured to have a portion tapered to receive articles and self seal within the multilayer material once an article passes through the opening and further prevent odor from passing through the bag and receiving end of the bag and;   where in the closure is further configured to have a portion of the multi layered material at the distal end be separated on the edge seal to form a flap;   the closure device having a first portion configured to securely fasten to bag body at the bag opening, and having a second portion that is configured to be held within the bag body and provide an opening such that the passage of articles into the bag would pass through the closure and then into the body of the sealed end of the bag;   wherein the apparatus is configured to repeatedly open and close, to seal the passage thereby inhibiting odors from passing to the environment outside; and   wherein the bag is configured to be attached and detached to a rigid body and allow an article to pass through the closure into the flexible bag like container.   
     
     
         8 . The bag of  claim 7  wherein the body is configured to be attached to a rigid body for storage. 
     
     
         9 . The bag of  claim 7  wherein the apparatus is configured to at least one of produce an odor-masking scent, absorb odors, neutralize odors, kill bacteria, and inhibit bacteria growth. 
     
     
         10 . The bag of  claim 9  wherein the body contains material configured to be activated by at least one of heat, pressure, and time to release an odor-masking scent. 
     
     
         11 . The bag of  claim 7  further comprising multi layer materials such as Polyester, Polypropylene, Polyethylene, linear low density material or a combination of such materials. 
     
     
         12 . The bag of  claim 7  wherein the body and the apparatus is configured with a visual indicia, media and graphics. 
     
     
         13 . An odor-containing apparatus comprising:
 a multi component body comprising a receiving end and a passing end configured with a upper body housing and a second lower body housing configured with a series of spring like members;   the upper body housing comprising a spring closure and configured to be in close proximity to the receptacle receiving end of the said apparatus; and   the lower body housing comprising a spring closure and configured to be in close proximity to the passing storage end of the said apparatus; and   a container configured to be attached to the said apparatus in the housing body comprising a first end to receive and a second end to store odor producing articles;   where in the container is securely attached to the body of the apparatus, and a passage is formed through the upper and lower body housing through the spring like closure sealing the flexible bag like container at the receiving end;   wherein the spring closures in one position opens a passage into the container and in a second position closes the passage into the container allowing articles to be received by the apparatus into the body of the chamber formed by the container; and   the spring like closures are further configured to be rotated at the receiving end passage to repeatedly open and seal the passage to the said container.   wherein odors are inhibited from escaping from apparatus through the opening while the spring closures are sealed about the opening of the apparatus.   
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 13  wherein the spring closure is configured a coil of spring fixedly mounted to the body. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 13  wherein the spring closure is connected to the body and is removable and replaceable. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 13  wherein the container is configured with fullness indicator 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 13  wherein the container is made of bio-degradable, environmentally friendly materials.