# US 10,246,225 B2 · Method and apparatus for enclosing > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,246,225 B2 - Document ID: US10246225B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/639,507 - Filed: 2017-06-30 - Published: 2017-11-09 - Granted: 2019-04-02 - Earliest claimed: 2015-10-27 - Assignees: United Sources Sought, Inc. - Applicants: United Sources Sought, Inc. - Inventors: Denise Metivier; Jeffrey Cahoon - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10246225B2 ## CPC - B65D 41/02: Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices - A45C 13/008: {for making water- or air-tight} - A47K 10/32: Dispensers for paper towels or toilet paper - B01J 20/165: {Natural alumino-silicates, e.g. zeolites} - B65D 53/02: Collars or rings - B65D 55/16: Devices preventing loss of removable closure members - B65D 81/02: specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage {(containers of polygonal cross-section provided with internal protecting elements for contents B65D5/50; devices to locate articles in containers B65D25/10)} - B65D 81/22: in moist conditions or immersed in liquids - B65D 81/264: {for absorbing liquids} - B65D 83/06: for dispensing powdered or granular material - B65D 83/0805: {through an aperture in a wall} - A47K 2010/3233: {Details of the housing, e.g. hinges, connection to the wall} - A47K 2010/3266: {Wet wipes} - Y02W 30/80: Packaging reuse or recycling, e.g. of multilayer packaging (bio-packaging Y02W90/10) - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - A45C: PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS - A47K: SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES - B01J: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS - Y02W: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT ## Abstract Presented are an apparatus and method for enclosing. An exemplary apparatus includes a bag having at least a first opening and a second opening, the bag comprising a first sheet coupled to a second sheet along a periphery of the first sheet and the second sheet, and a first closing device coupled to the first opening, the first closing device able to repeatedly open and seal the first opening. The apparatus further includes a second closing device coupled to the second opening, the second closing device able to repeatedly open and seal the second opening. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A dispenser assembly comprising: (a) a watertight bag having a first opening and a second opening; (b) a first closure configured to repeatedly open and seal the first opening; (c) a second closure configured to repeatedly open and seal the second opening; and (d) a powder ball retained relative to the bag, the powder ball having at least one of a dispensable drying powder and a dispensable moisture absorbing powder. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The dispenser assembly of claim 1, wherein the first closure includes a slide for selectively sealing and opening the first opening. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The dispenser assembly of claim 1, wherein the second closure includes a cap, wherein the cap includes a top portion and a bottom portion defining a sealable enclosure retaining the powder ball relative to the watertight bag. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The dispenser assembly of claim 1, wherein the powder ball includes a mesh sack, the mesh sack retaining the powder ball. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The dispenser assembly of claim 1, wherein the powder ball includes bentonite clay. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The dispenser assembly of claim 1, wherein the powder ball includes slippery elm. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The dispenser assembly of claim 1, wherein the watertight bag is able to resist at least 10 feet of water pressure. ### Claim 8 A kit for selectively dispensing a powder, the kit comprising: (a) a watertight bag having a first opening and a second opening; (b) a first closure configured to repeatedly open and seal the first opening; (c) a second closure configured to repeatedly open and seal the second opening; and (d) a powder ball having at least one of a dispensable drying powder and a dispensable moisture absorbing power. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The kit of claim 8, wherein the least one of the dispensable drying powder and the dispensable moisture absorbing power is bentonite clay. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The kit of claim 8, wherein the second closure includes a cap, the cap including a top portion and a bottom portion defining a sealable enclosure for retaining the powder ball. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The kit of claim 8, wherein the first closure includes a slide for selectively sealing and opening the first opening. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The kit of claim 8, wherein the powder ball includes a mesh sack, the mesh sack retaining the one of the dispensable drying powder and the dispensable moisture absorbing power. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The kit of claim 8, wherein the powder ball includes bentonite clay. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The kit of claim 8, wherein the powder ball includes slippery elm. ### Claim 15 A dispenser assembly comprising: (a) a closed permeable sack; (b) a volume of bentonite clay retained within the closed permeable sack, the closed permeable sack and the bentonite clay configured such that particles of the bentonite clay pass through the closed permeable sack; and (c) a volume of cornstarch in the permeable sack. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The dispenser assembly of claim 15, wherein the volume of bentonite clay is compressed. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The dispenser assembly of claim 15, wherein the permeable sack includes a mesh portion. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The dispenser assembly of claim 15, wherein the bentonite clay can pass through the mesh portion. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) A dispenser assembly of claim 15, further comprising: (a) a closed permeable sack; (b) a volume of bentonite clay retained within the closed permeable sack, the closed permeable sack and the bentonite clay configured such that particles of the bentonite clay pass through the closed permeable sack; and (c) a volume of slippery elm bark in the permeable sack.