# US 9,751,663 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 9,751,663 B2 - Document ID: US9751663B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/222,291 - Filed: 2016-07-28 - Published: 2017-04-27 - Granted: 2017-09-05 - Earliest claimed: 2015-10-27 - Assignees: United Sources Sought, Inc. - Applicants: United Sources Sought, Inc. - Inventors: Jeffrey Cahoon; Denise Metivier - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9751663B2 ## 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 housing repeatedly moveable between an open configuration and a closed watertight configuration; and (b) a powder ball sized to be retained within the housing in the closed configuration, the powder ball including a permeable sack retaining a volume of bentonite clay, the permeable sack at least partly formed of a mesh, wherein a particle size distribution of the bentonite clay and a size of the mesh are selected to dispense a portion of the bentonite clay from the permeable sack. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The dispenser assembly of claim 1, wherein the powder ball further includes cornstarch. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The dispenser assembly of claim 1, wherein the powder ball further includes slippery elm. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The dispenser assembly of claim 1, further comprising a bag having at least a first opening and a second opening, the bag comprising a first sheet coupled to a second sheet, a first closing device coupled to the first opening, the first closing device selected to repeatedly open and seal the first opening and a second closing device coupled to the second opening, the second closing device configured to repeatedly open and seal the second opening, wherein the watertight housing is the second closing device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The dispenser assembly of claim 4, wherein the coupled first sheet and the second sheet resist at least 10 feet of water pressure. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The dispenser assembly of claim 1, wherein the permeable sack retains a sufficient amount of bentonite clay to provide between approximately 50 applications to 500 applications. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The dispenser assembly of claim 1, further comprising a bag having at least a first opening and a second opening, the bag comprising a first sheet coupled to a second sheet, a first closing device coupled to the first opening, the first closing device selected to repeatedly open and seal the first opening and a second closing device coupled to the second opening, the second closing device including the watertight housing configured to repeatedly open and seal the second opening, the second closing device is fixedly attached to a periphery of one of the first sheet or the second sheet around the hole, and wherein the second closing device comprises a cap and a collar fixedly attached to one of the first sheet or the second sheet around the hole, the cap able to repeatedly attach to the collar. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The dispenser assembly of claim 7, wherein the collar comprises an outer ring and an inner ring, the inner ring comprising at least two locking protrusions, and wherein the cap comprises at least two locking troughs to interact with the at least two locking protrusions and lock the cap to the collar. ### Claim 9 A dispenser assembly comprising: (a) a cap, the cap comprising a top portion and a bottom portion, the bottom portion having a pocket; (b) a bottom cap, the bottom cap operable to repeatedly and sealingly engage the cap to define a watertight housing; and (c) a permeable sack disposed within the watertight housing and retaining a dispensable powder, the permeable sack including a mesh portion and the dispensable powder comprising bentonite clay. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The dispenser assembly of claim 9, wherein the cap further comprises a collar with locking troughs, the locking troughs operable to seal the collar and the bottom portion of the cap to a container. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The dispenser assembly of claim 9, wherein the cap and the bottom cap in a sealed position is able to resist at least 5 feet of water pressure. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The dispenser assembly of claim 9, the apparatus further comprising a lanyard moveably affixed to the cap, the lanyard operable to affix the cap to an item. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The dispenser assembly of claim 9, wherein the dispensable powder further comprises slippery elm.