Odor-inhibiting enclosure

Abstract

The present odor-inhibiting enclosure includes a layer with an odor mitigating substance and an optional outer layer to prevent game animals from detecting human and human related odors. The odor inhibiting substance may adsorb odiferous substances, inhibit the formation of odiferous substances, or perform both functions. Embodiments of the present odor-inhibiting enclosure include hunting blinds, tent-like structures, and mantles. The latter embodiment may be used to envelope objects such as vehicles and supplies, which would otherwise emit odors, the odors detected by game animals.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A portable and reversibly erectable enclosure, comprising a substantially pliable material, the substantially pliable material including an odor mitigating substance.  
     
     
         2 . The enclosure of  claim 1 , the odor mitigating substance selected from alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal bicarbonates, metal oxides, metal hydroxides, activated carbon, chlorophyll, ion exchangers, molecular sieves, alkali metal permanganates, water soluble polyamines derived from ethylenimine, silica xerogels, silicic acid xerogels, soda lime, and zeolites.  
     
     
         3 . The enclosure of  claim 1 , the odor mitigating substance comprising an odor sorbing substance.  
     
     
         4 . The enclosure of  claim 1 , the odor mitigating substance comprising an odor retarding substance.  
     
     
         5 . The enclosure of  claim 1 , the odor mitigating substance comprising activated carbon.  
     
     
         6 . A portable and reversibly erectable enclosure, comprising a fabric and an odor mitigating substance operably present proximate the fabric.  
     
     
         7 . The enclosure of  claim 6 , the odor mitigating substance comprising an odor sorbing substance.  
     
     
         8 . The enclosure of  claim 7 , the odor sorbing substance selected from alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal bicarbonates, metal oxides, metal hydroxides, activated carbon, chlorophyll, ion exchangers, molecular sieves, alkali metal permanganates, water soluble polyamines derived from ethylenimine, silica xerogels, silicic acid xerogels, soda lime, and zeolites.  
     
     
         9 . The enclosure of  claim 7 , the odor sorbing substance comprising activated carbon.  
     
     
         10 . The enclosure of  claim 6 , the odor mitigating substance comprising an odor retarding substance.  
     
     
         11 . The enclosure of  claim 6 , the odor mitigating substance selected from an odor sorbing substance, an odor retarding substance, and any mixture thereof.  
     
     
         12 . The enclosure of  claim 6 , the fabric comprising a material selected from nylon, cotton, wool, linen, polypropylene, felt, polyester, TYVEK, a fabric bonded to polytetrafluoroethylene, and a paper product.  
     
     
         13 . The enclosure of  claim 6 , the fabric further comprising a two-dimensional camouflage pattern.  
     
     
         14 . The enclosure of  claim 6 , the fabric comprising a three-dimensional camouflage pattern.  
     
     
         15 . The enclosure of  claim 6 , further comprising a superstructure supporting the enclosure when the enclosure is in an erected position.  
     
     
         16 . The enclosure of  claim 6 , defining an opening and further comprising a main portion and a panel, the opening defined in the main portion, the panel accommodated in the opening.  
     
     
         17 . The enclosure of  claim 16 , further comprising a fastening structure reversibly attaching the panel to the enclosure main portion.  
     
     
         18 . A portable and reversibly erectible enclosure, comprising; 
 a. a fabric layer; and    b. means for mitigating odors.    
     
     
         19 . The enclosure of  claim 18 , the odor mitigating means comprising means for sorbing odiferous substances.  
     
     
         20 . The enclosure of  claim 19 , the odor sorbing means comprising a material selected from alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal bicarbonates, metal oxides, metal hydroxides, activated carbon, chlorophyll, ion exchangers, molecular sieves, alkali metal permanganates, water soluble polyamines derived from ethylenimine, silica xerogels, silicic acid xerogels, soda lime, and zeolites.  
     
     
         21 . The enclosure of  claim 18 , the odor mitigating means comprising means for retarding odors.  
     
     
         22 . A process for preventing game animals from sensing human or human-related odors, comprising: 
 a. erecting an enclosure, the enclosure comprising a fabric and an odor mitigating substance operably disposed proximate the fabric; and    b. disposing a person or article in the erected enclosure.    
     
     
         23 . The process of  claim 22 , in which erecting the enclosure comprises supporting the enclosure by a superstructure.  
     
     
         24 . A process for preventing game animals from sensing human odors, comprising enveloping a person in a portable enclosure, the enclosure comprising a fabric and an odor mitigating substance operably proximate the fabric.  
     
     
         25 . A process for preventing game animals from sensing human-related odors, comprising disposing an object in a portable and reversibly erectable enclosure, the portable and reversibly erectable enclosure comprising a fabric and an odor mitigating substance operably proximate the fabric.