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US 11,794,990 B2Granted
Vomit bag with anti-nausea aroma dispenser
OwnerBennet K. Langlotzinventor
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Abstract
A vomit receptacle that includes a nausea relief substance that may be released on demand to relieve the nausea of a user who also must be prepared to contain a vomiting event. The receptacle may be a flexible bag, and the relief substance may be contained in a sealed packet in the bag, or in a kit with the bag. The substance may be an aromatic essential oil such as peppermint oil.
Claims16
A nausea-relieving vomit facility comprising:
- a receptacle defining a storage chamber;
- the receptacle having an opening providing access to the storage chamber;
- a nausea-relief element including a fluid contained within an impermeable enclosure
- the impermeable enclosure attached to the receptacle;
- the impermeable enclosure being fluidically and aromatically isolated from the storage chamber when the impermeable enclosure is unopened;
- the storage chamber being accessible for use by way of the opening independently of whether the impermeable enclosure is opened or unopened;
- wherein the nausea-relief element is a sealed packet having a manual release facility;
- wherein the manual release facility includes a tag connected to a portion of the receptacle away from the nausea-relief element, and
- wherein the receptacle has a collapsed condition configured for compact storage and an expanded condition configured for receiving vomit;
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- wherein the tag is operably connected to the receptacle at two different positions that are proximate in the collapsed condition and spaced apart in the expanded condition, such that the tag opens the nausea-relieving vomit facility in response to moving the receptacle from the collapsed condition to the expanded condition.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.