Container and sorbent combination
A combination of a container and a sorbent wherein a support is provided in the neck of a container to support a sorbent out of contact with the contents of the container.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates to an improved combination of a container and sorbent therein, and it also relates to a container insert for supporting a sorbent above the contents of the container.
By way of background, in the past sorbents were provided in containers for protecting the contents thereof. These sorbents were for the purpose of adsorbing moisture or absorbing oxygen or other gases or odors. The sorbents, insofar as known were in the form of packets, capsules, cartridges or tablets, and they were generally mixed in with the contents of the container.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIt is one object of the present invention to provide the combination of a container and a sorbent wherein the sorbent is supported in the container out of contact with the contents thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an insert for a container which supports a sorbent out of contact with the contents of the container. Other objects and attendant advantages of the present invention will readily be perceived hereafter.
The present invention relates to the combination of a container body, an opening in said container body, an inner wall on said container body, a ledge on said inner wall proximate said opening, a sorbent body, and an edge on said sorbent body overlying and supported by said ledge.
The present invention also relates to the combination of a container body, an opening in said container body, an inner wall on said container body, a basket, a plurality of fingers on said basket engaging said inner wall, and a sorbent body in said basket.
The present invention also relates to a container insert for supporting a body within a container comprising a basket, a base on said basket, and a plurality of fingers resiliently mounted relative to said base and extending outwardly at an obtuse angle relative to said base.
The various aspects of the present invention will be more readily understood when the following portions of the specification are read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING
One embodiment of the container and sorbent combination is disclosed in
The sorbent 15 is fabricated from a suitable desiccant or oxygen-absorber or odor-absorber by compressing granular material with a binder and optionally coating it with a coating to prevent dusting thereof. One type of pressed sorbent is disclosed in pending application Ser. No. 09/853,199, Publication No. US-2002-0188046-A1, and a type of pressed and coated sorbent is disclosed in pending application Ser. No. 10/660,024, Publication No. ______, both of which are incorporated by reference. It will further be appreciated that the sorbent need not be of the foregoing described types but may be of the type wherein the sorbent is placed within a capsule or cartridge and is of a shape which will fit on ledge 14. The advantage of all of the foregoing is that the sorbent is not in direct contact with the contents of container 10. Also, the sorbent is confined against excessive movement by being located between the ledge 14, neck wall 12 and seal 17.
Another embodiment of the present invention is disclosed in
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While all of the containers 10, 10′ and 10a have been shown as having a neck, it will be appreciated that the present subject is equally applicable to containers which have a straight body without a neck of the type which is shown in the drawings.
While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed, it will be appreciated that it is not limited thereto, but may be otherwise embodied within the scope of the following claims.
Claims
1. In combination: a container body, an opening in said container body, an inner wall on said container body, a ledge on said inner wall proximate said opening, a sorbent body, and an edge on said sorbent body overlying and supported by said ledge.
2. A combination as set forth in claim 1 a seal mounted across said opening on the opposite side of said sorbent body from said ledge.
3. A combination as set forth in claim 2 including a cap mounted on said container body and located across said opening on the opposite side of said seal from said sorbent body.
4. A combination as set forth in claim 1 including a cap mounted on said container body and located across said opening on the opposite side of said sorbent body from said ledge.
5. A combination as set forth in claim 1 including a neck on said container body, and said ledge being located within said neck.
6. A combination as set forth in claim 5 a seal mounted across said opening on the opposite side of said sorbent body from said ledge.
7. A combination as set forth in claim 6 including a cap mounted on said container body and located across said opening on the opposite side of said seal from said sorbent body.
8. A combination as set forth in claim 5 including a cap mounted on said container body and located across said opening on the opposite side of said sorbent body from said ledge.
9. A combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said sorbent is in the shape of a disc.
10. A combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said sorbent is in the shape of a T.
11. In combination: a container body, an opening in said container body, an inner wall on said container body, a basket, a plurality of fingers on said basket engaging said inner wall, and a sorbent body in said basket.
12. A combination as set forth in claim 11 including a seal across said opening.
13. A combination as set forth in claim 12 including a cap mounted across said opening on the opposite side of said seal from said sorbent body.
14. A combination as set forth in claim 11 including a cap mounted across said opening.
15. A combination as set forth in claim 11 including a tab on said basket extending toward said opening.
16. A combination as set forth in claim 15 including a seal across said opening.
17. A combination as set forth in claim 16 including a cap mounted across said opening on the opposite side of said seal from said sorbent body.
18. A combination as set forth in claim 15 including a cap mounted across said opening.
19. A combination as set forth in claim 11 including a neck on said container body, and wherein said inner wall and said opening are in said neck.
20. A combination as set forth in claim 19 including a seal across said opening.
21. A combination as set forth in claim 20 including a cap mounted across said opening on the opposite side of said seal from said sorbent body.
22. A combination as set forth in claim 19 including a cap mounted across said opening.
23. A combination as set forth in claim 19 including a tab on said basket extending toward said opening.
24. A combination as set forth in claim 23 including a seal across said opening.
25. A combination as set forth in claim 24 including a cap mounted across said opening on the opposite side of said seal from said sorbent body.
26. A combination as set forth in claim 23 including a cap mounted across said opening.
27. A combination as set forth in claim 11 including a ledge on said inner wall, and a protrusion on certain of said fingers resting on said ledge.
28. A combination as set forth in claim 27 including a seal across said opening.
29. A combination as set forth in claim 28 including a cap mounted across said opening on the opposite side of said seal from said sorbent body.
30. A combination as set forth in claim 27 including a cap mounted across said opening.
31. A combination as set forth in claim 27 including a tab on said basket extending toward said opening.
32. A combination as set forth in claim 31 including a seal across said opening.
33. A combination as set forth in claim 32 including a cap mounted across said opening on the opposite side of said seal from said sorbent body.
34. A combination as set forth in claim 31 including a cap mounted across said opening.
35. A combination as set forth in claim 31 including a neck on said container body, and wherein said inner wall and said opening are in said neck.
36. A combination as set forth in claim 35 including a seal across said opening.
37. A combination as set forth in claim 36 including a cap mounted across said opening on the opposite side of said seal from said sorbent body.
38. A combination as set forth in claim 35 including a cap mounted across said opening.
39. A container insert for supporting a body within a container comprising a basket, a base on said basket, and a plurality of fingers resiliently mounted relative to said base and extending outwardly at an obtuse angle relative to said base.
40. A container insert as set forth in claim 39 wherein said fingers define a perimeter, and at least one tab extending outwardly away from said base and located within said perimeter.
41. A container insert as set forth in claim 39 wherein said fingers define a perimeter, and a plurality of tabs extending outwardly away from said base and located within said perimeter.
Type: Application
Filed: Feb 25, 2004
Publication Date: Aug 25, 2005
Inventors: Thomas Hurley (Kenmore, NY), Thomas Powers (Mayville, NY)
Application Number: 10/786,274