Disposable cassette for incremental withdrawal of tubular plastic with malodor-counteractant capacity

A cassette for use in dispensing flexible tubing packed therein in layered form, the cassette comprising a rigid body formed by a central tubular core open at top and bottom, a surrounding casing wall positioned to provide a space between said tubular core and said casing wall and a base wall joining a lower end of said surrounding casing wall to the lower end of said tubular core, a length of flexible tubing packed profusely in a tightly layered mass in said space to constitute a pack surrounding said tubular core, and a cap placed over a portion of said pack, said cassette comprising a malodor counteractant.

A cassette for use in dispensing flexible tubing packed therein in layered form, the cassette comprising a rigid body formed by a central tubular core open at top and bottom, a surrounding casing wall positioned to provide a space between said tubular core and said casing wall and a base wall joining a lower end of said surrounding casing wall to the lower end of said tubular core, a length of flexible tubing packed profusely in a tightly layered mass in said space to constitute a pack surrounding said tubular core, a cap placed over a portion of said pack, and a layer on a surface of said cassette comprising an encapsulated malodor counteractant.

An improved cassette for storing flexible tubing packed therein in layered form, wherein the improvement comprises a malodor counteractant incorporated into or on said cassette.