# US 10,441,482 B2 · Soiled undergarment disposal container

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- Number: US 10,441,482 B2
- Document ID: US10441482B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/481,010
- Filed: 2017-04-06
- Published: 2017-10-12
- Granted: 2019-10-15
- Earliest claimed: 2016-04-06
- Assignees: Tomer Epstein
- Applicants: Tomer Epstein
- Inventors: Tomer Epstein
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10441482B2

## CPC

- A61F 13/5512: {after use}
- A61F 13/496: in the form of pants or briefs
- A61F 13/84: Accessories, not otherwise provided for, for absorbent pads
- A61M 39/24: Check- or non-return valves
- A61F 2013/55195: {Packaging for dispensing and disposing}
- A61F 2013/8402: {including disposal means (A61F13/5512, A61F13/5515, A61F13/5517, A61F13/5518 take precedence)}
- A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C)
- A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)}

## Abstract

A soiled undergarment disposal container is provided. The soiled undergarment disposal container includes a bag for housing a soiled undergarment and a sealable closure for sealing the bag. A resizing mechanism including a one-way degassing valve is provided to extract air from the bag, when sealed, upon application of a force on the bag by a user, and a plurality of studs each sized and shaped to fit into and close an air extraction aperture of the one-way degassing valve. The position and shape of the studs provides multiple sizing options for securing the folded or rolled sealed bag containing different soiled undergarment products. The bag in a compact state is configured for concealed transport of the soiled undergarment under or within a user's clothing, and/or within a user's handbag, purse, bag.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A disposal container for concealing a soiled undergarment, the disposal container comprising:
a bag having opposite side walls and a top opening for inserting the soiled undergarment in the bag therethrough, the top opening being provided with a sealable closure for sealing the bag with the soiled undergarment contained therein; and
a resizing mechanism, comprising:
a one-way degassing valve mounted through a first one of said side walls of the bag, said one-way degassing valve having an air extraction aperture configured to extract air from the bag, when sealed, upon application of a force on the bag by a user; and
a plurality of studs each sized and shaped to fit into and close the air extraction aperture of the one-way degassing valve, each stud of the plurality of studs being positioned on one of said side walls at a different distance from the top opening of the bag.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A disposal container according to claim 1 wherein the one-way degassing valve and the plurality of studs are respectively positioned on opposite ones of said side walls of the bag.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A disposal container according to claim 1, wherein the one-way degassing valve and the plurality of studs are positioned on a same one of said side walls of the bag.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A disposal container according to claim 1, wherein the studs are positioned along a straight line perpendicular to the top opening of the bag.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

A disposal container according to claim 4, wherein the studs are equally spaced from one another.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A disposal container according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of studs comprises between 2 and 10 of said studs.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

A disposal container according to claim 1, wherein the side walls of the bag have a rectangular shape.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

A disposal container according to claim 1, wherein the side walls of the bag are shaped as a mitten.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

A disposal container according to claim 1, wherein the air extraction aperture and the studs are configured so that the insertion of one of said studs into the aperture produces an audible clicking sound.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

A disposal container according to claim 1, wherein the bag further comprises an adhesive-covered plastic overlap foldable over the sealable closure of the bag.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

A disposal container according to claim 1, wherein the bag is made of a disposable material.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

A disposal container according to claim 11, wherein the disposable material is polyethylene.