A fabric cover for bins with embedded charcoal odor sheets
A washable fabric sheath that fits over laundry hampers, diaper pails and storage bins and holds activated-carbon or bamboo-charcoal odor-absorbing sheets. The cover has a lid, a casing with an elastic or cord tightener to fit different container sizes, a fabric handle with a knot, and either charcoal-impregnated fabric or pockets/holders for replaceable odor sheets. Typical users are households or caretakers who want a soft, washable cover that reduces lingering smells from soiled items.
(57) What the patent covered
The main independent claim covered a fabric receptacle cover that forms a horizontal wall and optional vertical walls, includes an opening with a sewn fabric lid, a sewn casing containing an elastic or cord tightener, a fabric handle with a knot, and either the fabric itself is odor-eliminating (for example bamboo-charcoal-impregnated) or an odor eliminator such as activated carbon fiber/non-woven fabric or bamboo charcoal is disposed on the walls (fixed or detachable).
The distinctive part: Combining a washable fabric bin cover with integrated or attachable activated-carbon/bamboo-charcoal odor sheets and a sewn casing tightener to fit multiple container sizes.
Novelty 3/5. At filing time washable fabric bin covers, drawstrings and charcoal air-purifying media were already common; the patent’s novelty is the specific combination and placement of charcoal sheets or charcoal-impregnated fabric in a fitted cover.
Making it
Cut fabric panels, sew seams to form horizontal and vertical walls and lid, stitch a casing and insert elastic/cord, insert or stitch charcoal non-woven sheets or use charcoal-impregnated fabric; trim and add fabric handle with knotted end; quality check and package.
Materials: woven cotton or polyester shell, activated carbon non-woven fabric or bamboo-charcoal-impregnated textile, elastic band or cord (rubber/nylon), stitching thread (polyester)
Manufacturability 4/5. Conventional soft-goods production: a few cut/sewn panels, a casing for elastic, optional insert pockets for charcoal sheets; low tooling, moderate hand assembly for inserting sheets and finishing handles.
Is anyone buying?
Comparable products are on sale; this exact design wasn't found. Typical retail price: $10. Listed as a bin deodorizer set designed to attach inside bins with a linen sleeve; product page clearly shows price and application for bins/diaper pails; site references Amazon-based listings.
- Ever Bamboo Bin Deodorizer Bag Set w/Pure Bamboo Charcoal (25 g) · MegaWips (via Amazon listing linked on site)$9.99
This demand check was run with a web search in the week of Sep 7, 2026. Listings change often, so treat it as a starting point for your own research.
Who buys it: households with soiled laundry or diapers, caretakers
Before you make it
We didn't find any related continuation or divisional patents still in force, although that doesn't rule out design patents, trademarks or unrelated patents covering the same product.
Practical risks include a crowded market for charcoal odor products and need to state washable care instructions clearly; the claim is specific to a fabric cover with certain sewn features and embedded or attached charcoal media, so commercial listings should accurately describe those elements rather than broad odor-eliminating claims.
Owners occasionally revive lapsed patents (about 1.5% are), and this page is a research lead rather than legal advice, so get a freedom-to-operate opinion before you manufacture anything.