US 2011/0215124 A1Published application

Hunter's adjustable encapsulating scent adsorption system with combination pack and detachably securable flexible funnel for human odor adosrption

AssigneeKenneth Riddleberger

InventorKenneth Tod Riddleberger

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Abstract

A system of odor control comprising a combination pack which functions as a chamber for human odor adsorption wherein a connected or detachably securable flexible funnel may be stowed, stored, deployed and/or used independently further comprising a detachably securable odor adsorption means, a detachably securable odor filtering means, a pocket, a fastening means and a vent located about one or more portions of said pack and/or said flexible funnel wherein said product may be located about the user and/or used to surround a portion or substantially all of a user while hunting to reduce odor that would normally alert game. One or more vents may be adjustable and used to regulate airflow and/or allow the user to enter, exit, or expose a portion of the user or the user in entirety and/or an item from the flexible funnel at a desirable moment of activity.

A combination pack and flexible funnel, comprising:

a.) a pack;
wherein said pack has a main compartment and an attached or detachably securable secondary compartment;
wherein said secondary compartment is located on an exterior surface of said main compartment, said main compartment and said secondary compartment having first and second surfaces, wherein said first surface is connected to said second surface along at least one edge;
wherein said main compartment and said secondary compartment have an opened and closed position in which said first surface and said second surface oppose one another;
wherein said first surface and said second surface may extend from said pack;
and b.) a flexible funnel;
wherein said flexible funnel consists of one or more layers detachably securable about one or more edges or portions of said first surface or said second surface or said main compartment or said secondary compartment or by combination about an internal or external portion of said pack;
wherein said flexible funnel has a stowed position and a deployed position;
wherein said flexible funnel is housed in said main compartment or said secondary compartment when said flexible funnel is in said stowed position;
wherein said flexible funnel is deployed from said main compartment or said secondary compartment in said open position when said flexible funnel is in said deployed position;
and c) an odor absorption means capable of being inserted or detachably securable about said flexible funnel or said pack;
and d) an odor filtering means capable of being inserted or detachably securable about said flexible funnel or said pack;
and e) a pocket affixed about said flexible funnel or said pack capable of receiving said odor adsorption means or said odor filtering means or another item and which may be located on the interior or exterior or between layers of said flexible funnel or said pack;
and f) a fastening means or portion of a fastening means used to secure and attach portions of said product to one another or another item;
and g) a vent;
and h) an optional threaded pole which may be temporarily screwed or attached about a tree or other object to support or suspend a portion of said product and items located about said product during use or storage of said product.

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