Robin L Beck

US Patent:

20120168024, Jul 5, 2012

Filed:

Dec 28, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/338364

Inventors:

Robin Beck - Seven Valleys PA, US
Eric Herbst - Seven Valleys PA, US

International Classification:

B65B 3/04
B65D 90/00

US Classification:

141 1, 220694

Abstract:

Disclosed is an exchangeable and wearable keepsake containing a volume of breath from a loved one, comprising a sealed capsule having an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture for forcing air into the capsule and retainment thereof. A method of gift exchange and capturing a quantity of breath is further disclosed, wherein a user forces air into a capsule as the air within the capsule is displaced, trapping a quantity of breath within the capsule indefinitely. A non-return valve is positioned in the inlet aperture and an outlet vent is positioned at the outlet aperture to allow air to exit the capsule control volume as incoming air is forced thereinto. The device is adapted to provide a memento or gift that allows a user to carry an article providing physical remembrance of lost or loved ones. The enclosure itself comprises a hollow structure that can take several ornamental forms.