US5539930A
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System and method for odor absorption
Assignee: ALS Enterprises Inc
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Filing: 1995-01-17
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Granted: 1996-07-30
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Expires: 2015-01-17
Abstract
Abstract Articles of clothing adapted to be worn by and to substantially surround at least a portion of a person. The articles of clothing absorb odors emanating from that portion of the person which is substantially surrounded by the clothing preventing odors from escaping to the atmosphere.
Inventors
- 👤 Gregory J. Sesselmann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 03:45
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B5/00; B32B5/22; B32B5/24; B32B5/26; A; A41; A41D; A41D13/00; A41D13/0015; A41D13/02; A41D31/00; A41D31/04; A42; A42B; A42B1/00; A42B1/04; A42B1/046; A45; A45C; A45C3/00; A45F; A45F3/00; A45F3/04; B32B5/02; B32B5/06; D; D06; D06M; D06M13/00; D06M13/005; D06M23/00; D06M23/02; D06M23/04; D06M23/16; D06N; D06N3/00; D06N3/0056; D06N3/0063; D06N3/04; D06N3/047; A41D2200/00; A41D2200/20; A45F3/005; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/70; B32B2307/758; B32B2437/00; D06N2209/00; D06N2209/16; D06N2209/165; D06N2211/00; D06N2211/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
An odor absorption system adapted to be used by a person to avoid detection by wildlife through the sense of smell comprising: an article of clothing adapted to be worn by said person and to substantially surround at least a portion of said person, the article comprising: a base layer of an air permeable material; and an odor absorbing agent provided on the base layer; and an accessory storage pack adapted to enclose various articles, the accessory storage pack comprising; a base layer of an air permeable material; and an odor absorbing agent provided on the base layer; wherein naturally occurring odors emanating from said person and the various articles are absorbed by the odor absorbing agent of the article of clothing and accessory storage pack, respectively, such that detection of said person and the articles contained in the storage pack by the sense of smell will be more difficult.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
An odor absorption system adapted to be used by a person to avoid detection by wildlife through the sense of smell comprising: an article of clothing adapted to be worn by said person and to substantially surround at least a portion of said person, the article comprising: a base layer of an air permeable material; and an odor absorbing agent provided on the base layer; and an accessory storage pack adapted to enclose various articles, the accessory storage pack comprising; a base layer of an air permeable material; and an odor absorbing agent provided on the base layer; wherein naturally occurring odors emanating from said person and the various articles are absorbed by the odor absorbing agent of the article of clothing and accessory storage pack, respectively, such that detection of said person and the articles contained in the storage pack by the sense of smell will be more difficult.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
An odor absorption system according to claim 1 wherein the accessory storage pack comprises a backpack.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
An odor absorption system according to claim 1 wherein the accessory storage pack comprises a fanny pack.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
An odor absorption system according to claim 1 wherein the accessory storage pack comprises a duffle bag.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
125 words
A method of avoiding detection by wildlife using the sense of smell comprising the steps of: providing an odor absorbing article of clothing comprising: a base layer of an air permeable material; and an odor absorbing agent provided on the base layer, the odor absorbing agent being provided on the base layer in an amount sufficient to absorb the naturally occurring odors emanating from a person wearing said article; and donning the article of clothing such that at least a portion of said person is substantially surrounded by the article and at least a portion of the naturally occurring odors emanating from said person will be absorbed by the article of clothing thereby making detection of the person by the sense of smell more difficult.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
125 words
A method of avoiding detection by wildlife using the sense of smell comprising the steps of: providing an odor absorbing article of clothing comprising: a base layer of an air permeable material; and an odor absorbing agent provided on the base layer, the odor absorbing agent being provided on the base layer in an amount sufficient to absorb the naturally occurring odors emanating from a person wearing said article; and donning the article of clothing such that at least a portion of said person is substantially surrounded by the article and at least a portion of the naturally occurring odors emanating from said person will be absorbed by the article of clothing thereby making detection of the person by the sense of smell more difficult.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method of avoiding detection by wildlife according to claim 5 and further comprising the step of positioning the article of clothing as the outermost layer of clothing worn by said person.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method of avoiding detection by wildlife according to claim 6 and further comprising the step substantially enveloping at least upper and lower portions of said person with said article of clothing.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method of avoiding detection by wildlife according to claim 7 and further comprising the step of providing an odor absorbing cover for the mouth of said person.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method of avoiding detection by wildlife according to claim 6 and further comprising the step of reactivating the odor absorbing means by washing and drying the article of clothing.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
80 words
A method of avoiding detection by wildlife according to claim 5 and further comprising the steps of: providing an accessory storage pack comprising: a base layer of an air permeable material; and an odor absorbing agent provided on the base layer; and placing accessory articles in the accessory storage pack such that naturally occurring odors emanating from the accessory articles are absorbed by the odor absorbing agent thereby making detection of the articles by the sense of smell more difficult.
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