Scent-Suppressing Fiber, and Articles Incorporating Same

Abstract

Scent-suppressing fiber to be woven into articles of clothing or other equipment formed of fabric to inhibit or eliminate the emission of scents when the wearer is in the vicinity of wildlife. The fiber is a conventional thread coated with carbon. A fabric sheet is formed completely of woven carbon scent-suppressing fibers, or alternatively may be formed of carbon scent-suppressing fibers interwoven with conventional fibers. The resulting fabric sheet is formed into articles of clothing to suppress scent emission that highly sensitive wild creatures can detect. Because the fiber is structurally a part of the clothing article, its cost is less than if the scent-suppressing fiber were applied superficially, as in a sandwich type layering system. Also, because the fiber is continuously present in the material, the scent-suppressing capability covers the entire garment and is not limited only to large surface areas.

1 . A filament suitable for use in forming a cloth fabric, said filament comprising a scent-suppressing material.  
   
   
       2 . The filament of  claim 1  wherein the filament comprises a core portion and a coating which is operatively attached to the core portion, and wherein the coating comprises the scent-suppressing material.  
   
   
       3 . The filament of  claim 1 , wherein the scent-suppressing material comprises a material selected from the group consisting of silver nitrate, carbon, and mixtures thereof.  
   
   
       4 . The filament of  claim 1 , wherein the scent-suppressing material comprises carbon.  
   
   
       5 . A scent-suppressing thread, comprising the filament of  claim 3  combined with at least one other filament.  
   
   
       6 . A scent-suppressing fabric, comprising a plurality of the threads of  claim 5 .  
   
   
       7 . A scent-suppressing fabric article comprising the fabric of  claim 6 .  
   
   
       8 . A scent-suppressing fabric, comprising the filament of  claim 4 , wherein the filament is combined with other similar filaments to form the fabric.  
   
   
       9 . An article of clothing comprising the fabric of  claim 6 , wherein the clothing article is formed as a single-layered garment.  
   
   
       10 . An outdoor enclosure comprising the fabric of  claim 6 .  
   
   
       11 . A deodorant thread, the thread comprising an elongate flexible core filament and a scent-suppressing coating operatively attached to the core filament, wherein the scent-suppressing coating comprises a material selected from the group consisting of silver nitrate, carbon, and mixtures thereof.  
   
   
       12 . The deodorant thread of  claim 11 , wherein the scent-suppressing coating comprises carbon.  
   
   
       13 . A scent-suppressing fabric, comprising a plurality of the threads of  claim 11 .  
   
   
       14 . A scent-suppressing fabric article comprising the fabric of  claim 13 .  
   
   
       15 . A scent-suppressing fabric, comprising the deodorant thread of  claim 11 , wherein the thread is combined with other similar threads to form the fabric.  
   
   
       16 . An article of clothing comprising the fabric of  claim 13 .  
   
   
       17 . A scent-suppressing fabric, comprising the deodorant thread of  claim 11  combined with non-deodorant threads.  
   
   
       18 . An article of clothing comprising the fabric of  claim 17 .  
   
   
       19 . A fabric bag comprising the scent-suppressing fabric of  claim 17.