Scented attachment for containers
AssigneeSzent Co.
InventorShawn Griffis
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure include an attachment for providing a scent to a container. The scented attachment may be configured for being associated with a container, such as a drink or a food storage container. In one instance, the attachment is of a size or shape so as to fit around a circumference of the container. In another instance, the attachment may be configured for being associated to the container with a suitable attachment mechanism. For instance, the attachment may include a substrate having a first surface comprising an attachment mechanism for associating the scented attachment to the container; and a second surface comprising a scent. Systems including a scented attachment and a container, including their methods of use, are also provided.
Claims19
A system for containing and delivering a scent during consumption of a beverage, the system comprising:
- a drinking container having a main body to contain a fluidic beverage and a neck that is narrower than the main body, the drinking container having an opening at an end of the neck opposite the main body to dispense fluidic beverage out of the drinking container;
- a cap removably attachable to the drinking container to enclose the opening of the neck of the drinking container to contain the fluidic beverage within the drinking container when attached, the cap being removable from the opening of the drinking container to allow the fluidic beverage to be dispensed from the drinking container when unattached;
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- a scented attachment ring that is dimensioned to fit around the neck of the drinking container proximate the opening of the drinking container, the scented attachment ring is attached on a surface to the cap and is removably associated with the cap when the cap is attached to the drinking container, wherein the scented attachment ring is removably associated with the drinking container, the scented attachment ring including a volatile scented agent incorporated in the scented attachment ring and operable to generate a scent capable of stimulating an olfactory sensation of a user including during consumption of the fluidic beverage when the cap is removed from the drinking container and separated from the scented attachment ring,
- wherein the system is operable to lock in the scent generated by the scented attachment ring based on engagement of the cap and the drinking container when the cap is attached, and to release the scent to an environment proximate the opening of the drinking container when the cap unattached.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.