Patent ID: 7475782

Claim:
A storage container for storing clothing or equipment to inhibit odors or scents from passing into the container and contaminating the stored items or escaping from the container and providing game with a human scent warning, comprising a housing comprising a bottom wall, a sidewall projecting upwardly from said bottom wall, and a lid removably connectible to the upward extension of said sidewall to form an enclosed accessible interior chamber, first means for connecting and hermetically sealing the connection between the lid and the upward extension of said sidewall to form an airtight seal, said first means operating to prevent scents and odors from entering into and escaping from the interior chamber when the lid is connected to the sidewall, a check valve in communication with said interior chamber, said check valve connectible to a vacuum pump for withdrawing air and reducing the pressure in said chamber to a value significantly lower than atmospheric pressure, second means for indicating the chamber pressure is lower than atmospheric, and a sheet of activated carbon in said interior chamber for adsorbing scents.