Patent ID: 8033414

Claim:
An odor-containment system comprising: a body, configured to hold a flexible bag or like container having an open end and opposite closed end; and a closure comprising a resilient spring like member held in close proximity to the system body, disposed horizontally across the width of the open end of the said body, and when the closure is in a closed position the resilient spring like member seals a portion along the horizontal width of the flexible bag or like container in the proximity of the open end; wherein the resilient spring like member is configured to be attached to the body of the system, having opposite distal ends spanning across a width of the flexible bag or like container and fluffier configured to be displaced about the midsection of the closure to receive articles within the flexible bag or like container; wherein the resilient spring like member when in the normally closed position seals the flexible bag like container in the proximity of the open receiving end of the system; wherein the resilient spring like member is configured to be in a normally closed, sealed position and when an article passing through the open end of the flexible bag or like container the resilient spring like member opens and allows article to pass into the chamber of the flexible bag or like container, and the spring like member to returns to a normally closed position onto the flexible bag or like container sealing undesired odors inside.