Vented container for housing a scented product and related methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11608207-B2
Application number	US-201816684211-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 15, 2018
Priority date	May 24, 2017
Publication date	Mar 21, 2023
Grant date	Mar 21, 2023

Abstract

A container for housing scented product includes a bottom wall, a top wall, a plurality of longitudinal sidewalls, and a plurality of lateral sidewalls. The container further includes a scented product disposed within the cavity and a first plurality of selectively openable and closable vents extending through the top wall of the container. The first plurality of vents is configured to at least partially open when a force is applied to one or more of the plurality of longitudinal sidewalls and the plurality of lateral sidewalls of the container. The container further includes a second plurality of selectively openable and closable vents extending through the bottom wall of the container. The second plurality of vents are configured to at least partially open when the force is applied to one or more of the plurality of longitudinal sidewalls and the plurality of lateral sidewalls of the container.

First claim

We claim:

1. A container for housing a scented product, comprising:
a plurality of walls defining at least one cavity within the container;
a plurality of scented trash bags disposed within the at least one cavity;
a perforated opening formed in a top wall of the plurality of walls of the container, the perforated opening being selectably openable to allow access to the at least one cavity and the plurality of scented trash bags;
a design on an outer surface of a first wall of the plurality of walls of the container, the design representing a fragrance of the plurality of scented trash bags; and
an open vent extending through the first wall of the plurality of walls of the container to the at least one cavity, wherein:
the open vent comprises a circle and is positioned and oriented within a printed image on the first wall, the open vent and the printed image together forming the design representing the fragrance of the plurality of scented trash bags; and
the open vent allows the fragrance from the plurality of scented trash bags to pass through the container at a position of the design representing the fragrance without opening the container, such that access to the at least one cavity of the container is restricted when the perforated opening is unopened.

2. The container of claim 1 , wherein the open vent is configured to allow air to flow out of the at least one cavity of the container to an exterior of the container at an increased rate when a force is applied to the container due to the open vent being positioned in a middle of the first wall that deflects more than sides of the first wall.

3. The container of claim 1 , wherein:
the container comprises a rectangular shape formed by the plurality of walls; and
a second wall of the plurality of walls comprises the perforated opening.

4. The container of claim 3 , further comprising a perforated tab connected to the perforated opening, wherein:
the perforated tab is positioned in the first wall;
the first wall and the second wall connect along a corner of the container; and
the perforated tab is configured to aid in opening the perforated opening.

5. The container of claim 4 , wherein the design representing the fragrance of the plurality of scented trash bags comprises a flower.

6. A trash bag container comprising:
a plurality of walls defining a cavity within the trash bag container, the plurality of walls comprising opposing end walls, a pair of sidewalls extending between the opposing end walls, a top wall extending between the opposing end walls, and a bottom wall extending between the opposing end walls, wherein each of the sidewalls, the top wall, and the bottom wall has a length greater than a length of the opposing end walls;
a plurality of scented trash bags disposed within the cavity;
a perforated opening formed in the top wall, the perforated opening being selectably openable to allow access to the cavity and the plurality of scented trash bags; and
a plurality of open vents extending through a first sidewall of the pair of sidewalls to the cavity, wherein:
the plurality of open vents are oriented in a pattern forming a design representing a fragrance of the plurality of scented trash bags; and
the plurality of open vents allows the fragrance from the plurality of scented trash bags to pass through the trash bag container at a position of the design representing the fragrance without opening the trash bag container, such that access to the cavity of the trash bag container is restricted when the perforated opening is unopened.

7. The trash bag container of claim 6 , further comprising a perforated tab connected to the perforated opening, wherein the perforated tab is positioned in a same sidewall of the trash bag container as the plurality of open vents.

8. The trash bag container of claim 7 , wherein the design representing the fragrance of the plurality of scented trash bags comprises a flower.

Assignees

• Glad Products Co

Inventors

• Melvan Jack F
• Kuhl Sarah A
• Zickus Justin

Classifications

• A45D34/02 Primary

  Scent flasks, e.g. with evaporator · CPC title

• B65D5/5455

  the lines of weakness being provided in a closure hinged to an edge of the container body · CPC title

• B65D2201/00

  Means or constructions for testing or controlling the contents · CPC title

• B65B5/024

  for making containers from preformed blanks · CPC title

• B65D5/4295 Primary

  Ventilating arrangements, e.g. openings, space elements · CPC title