Article sterilizing, deodorizing and accounting process and apparatus

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR SANITIZING AND DEODORIZING ARTICLES COMPRISING A HEAT SEALABLE DISPOSABLE CONTAINER FOR RECEIVOMG SAID ARTICLES AND AN INDEPENDENT GAS GENERATOR WITHIN SAID CONTAINER, SAID GENERATOR INCLUDING WALL STRUCTURE DEFINING A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT PAPER EVELOPE, AT LEAST ONE PELLET DISPOSED WITHIN SAID ENVELOPE, SAID PELLET GIVING OFF SANITIZING AND DEODORIZING GASES IN THE PRESENCE OF WATER, SAID WALL STRUCTURE HAVING AT LEAST ONE APERTURE FOR THE INLET OF WATER AND THE OUTLET OF GASES, THE WALL STRUCTURE ABOUT SAID APERTURE BEING ADAPTED TO CLOSE TO PREVENT LEAKAGE UNTIL OPENED BY THE EXPANDING GASES WHEREBY WATER MAY BE INTRODUCED INTO SAID ENVELOPE HAVING A GAS PRODUCING PELLET AND THE ENVELOPE AND ARTICLE PLACED IN THE CONTAINER AND THE CONTAINER SEALED BY HEAT AND THEREAFTER SAID PELLET WILL PRODUCE GASES TO SANITIZE AND DEODORIZE SAID ARTICLE.