US20060124477A1 - Odour absorbing clothes cover - Google Patents

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US20060124477A1
US20060124477A1 US10/528,707 US52870703A US2006124477A1 US 20060124477 A1 US20060124477 A1 US 20060124477A1 US 52870703 A US52870703 A US 52870703A US 2006124477 A1 US2006124477 A1 US 2006124477A1
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Gay Cornelius
Stuart Jones
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Reckitt Benckiser UK Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L9/00—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air
    • A61L9/16—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air using physical phenomena
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G25/00—Household implements used in connection with wearing apparel; Dress, hat or umbrella holders
    • A47G25/54—Dust- or moth-proof garment bags, e.g. with suit hangers
    • A47G25/58—Moth-proof bags with provisions for pesticides or pest repellants
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L9/00—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air
    • A61L9/01—Deodorant compositions
    • A61L9/014—Deodorant compositions containing sorbent material, e.g. activated carbon

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  • Odours from sweat and smoke absorbed by clothing are a common problem.
  • an item of clothing will be worn by a person, during which time odours are absorbed, and after which the item of clothing will be stored without washing it to remove the odours.
  • the unpleasant or unwanted absorbed odours can be detected by the wearer or other persons close by.
  • items of clothing are stored in close proximity to one another, permitting odours to be transferred from an odour-emitting item of clothing to adjoining items of clothing (which may be clean items of clothing).
  • Clothes which are often stored without washing between uses, and which tend to have absorbed odours include suits, coats and knitwear.
  • an odour-absorbing clothes cover comprising an odour-absorbing sheet material, the sheet material defining an enclosure arranged, in use, to receive an item of clothing, the enclosure comprising front and rear surfaces connected or folded together along their side and upper peripheral edges but not along their lowermost peripheral edges such that, in use, an item of clothing placed into the enclosure defined between the front and rear surfaces may protrude through the lowermost peripheral opening thereby provided; wherein an opening is formed in the front surface of the enclosure, such opening extending directly from the lowermost peripheral opening, thus forming a pair of flaps in the front surface, which flaps may be drawn back by a user to aid insertion of an item of clothing into the enclosure.
  • the sheet material is preferably an air permeable sheet material.
  • the odour-absorbing material is retained or impregnated within the sheet material, preferably using a fixing agent, and whereby in use shedding of the odour-absorbing material is inhibited, preferably substantially avoided.
  • the fixing agent comprises at least 5% (w/w) of the total weight of the sheet material, preferably at least 10% (w/w), more preferably at least 15% (w/w) yet more preferably at least 20% (w/w)and most preferably at least 25% (w/w).
  • the opening in the front surface of the enclosure may comprise an elongate slit.
  • front and rear surfaces are separate surfaces, connected together to form the enclosure.
  • the front and rear together define a slim enclosure in which the front and rear surfaces bear against an item of clothing within the enclosure.
  • the front and rear surfaces may be connected or folded together along a portion of each of the side and upper peripheral edges, or along the entire length of such edges.
  • an uppermost peripheral opening dimensioned to allow the hook of a clothes hanger to be inserted through this peripheral opening in use.
  • the peripheral opening is dimensioned to allow a large hook to be inserted through it, it is preferably smaller than head-sized.
  • the enclosure has no usable head hole.
  • the cover is not itself a garment or item of clothing.
  • a method of removing an odour from an item of clothing comprising:
  • the method may comprise placing the item of clothing on a clothes hanger before step (b), and inserting the hook of the clothes hanger through the uppermost peripheral opening, when present, to protrude outside of the cover.
  • the cover, enclosing the item of clothing may then be hung on a suitable item, such as a rail in a wardrobe.
  • FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to that of FIG. 4 , but with the jacket fully inserted within the enclosure.
  • the clothes cover is 85 cm long and 65 cm wide (maximum length and width).
  • an item of clothing in the form of a jacket 22 , for example, is inserted into the enclosure formed by the connected front 6 and rear 8 surfaces by lifting the covering flap 12 of the opening 10 and inserting the jacket into the enclosure through the opening 10 .
  • the clothes hanger is also inserted through the opening 10 and the hook 26 of the clothes hanger pushed through the uppermost peripheral opening 14 .
  • the hook 26 protrudes from the uppermost peripheral opening 14 and the cover 2 and jacket 22 can be hung on a clothes rail, for example.
  • the jacket hangs below the lowermost edge of the enclosure at 28 , this edge being left unsewn to leave the opening 16 .

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  • Holders For Apparel And Elements Relating To Apparel (AREA)
  • Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)
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GB0222359.2 2002-09-26
GB0222359A GB2393394A (en) 2002-09-26 2002-09-26 Odour absorbing clothes cover
PCT/GB2003/004025 WO2004028317A1 (fr) 2002-09-26 2003-09-19 Housse pour vetements absorbant les odeurs

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AU (1) AU2003269154B2 (fr)
CA (1) CA2500137A1 (fr)
DE (1) DE60310740T2 (fr)
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US8381951B2 (en) 2007-08-16 2013-02-26 S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. Overcap for a spray device
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US8935858B2 (en) 2012-10-08 2015-01-20 Michelle Cloutier Rolled garment storage
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US20060049221A1 (en) * 2004-09-02 2006-03-09 Hanrahan Janet L Padded clothes hanger cover
US8746504B2 (en) 2007-05-10 2014-06-10 S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. Actuator cap for a spray device
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US8469244B2 (en) 2007-08-16 2013-06-25 S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. Overcap and system for spraying a fluid
US9061821B2 (en) 2007-08-16 2015-06-23 S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. Apparatus for control of a volatile material dispenser
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US20090152311A1 (en) * 2007-12-13 2009-06-18 Arthur Edward Schawbel Garment Refreshing Hanger
US8387827B2 (en) 2008-03-24 2013-03-05 S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. Volatile material dispenser
US9089622B2 (en) 2008-03-24 2015-07-28 S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. Volatile material dispenser
US20120286001A1 (en) * 2011-05-13 2012-11-15 Wan Feng (Ningbo) Electric Co., Ltd Hanger
US8935858B2 (en) 2012-10-08 2015-01-20 Michelle Cloutier Rolled garment storage
US9936751B1 (en) 2013-03-14 2018-04-10 Francesco Mignone Towel/absorptive arm sleeve and means of hands free toweling

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DE60310740T2 (de) 2007-10-11
GB0222359D0 (en) 2002-11-06
EP1545276A1 (fr) 2005-06-29
ATE349173T1 (de) 2007-01-15
EP1545276B1 (fr) 2006-12-27
CA2500137A1 (fr) 2004-04-08
ES2276099T3 (es) 2007-06-16
GB2393394A (en) 2004-03-31
MXPA05003203A (es) 2005-07-05
DE60310740D1 (de) 2007-02-08
WO2004028317A1 (fr) 2004-04-08
PL375027A1 (en) 2005-11-14
AU2003269154B2 (en) 2008-03-20

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