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US 10,850,594 B2Granted
Lateral vent stick air freshener
AssigneeEnergizer Brands II, LLC
InventorRaul Garcia
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Abstract
An air freshener has a carrier with a pair of tabs defining a gap. A center tab extends from the pair of tabs and defines a longitudinal axis. At least one scented body is carried by one of the pair of tabs. The pair of tabs and the at least one scented body extend laterally with respect to the longitudinal axis of the center tab in opposite directions. The pair of tabs and the at least one scented body have a lateral width greater than a longitudinal depth.
Claims19
An air freshener device comprising:
- a carrier comprising a closed front face, an open back side opposite the front face, and a pair of lateral ends each extending between the front face and the back side, the carrier defining a lateral width between the pair of lateral ends and a longitudinal depth measured perpendicular to the lateral width and extending from the front face to the back side, the longitudinal depth of the carrier being less than the lateral width, the carrier further defining a gap extending across the lateral width of the carrier, the gap being bounded by at least one inward facing surface of the carrier and the closed front face;
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- at least one scented body secured to an outward facing surface of the carrier positioned opposite the at least one inward facing surface, wherein the at least one scented body has a fragrant material diffusible out of the scented body over time, and wherein the carrier and the at least one scented body define an air flow passage positioned between the carrier and the at least one scented body, the air flow passage configured to direct air flow from an upstream opening to a downstream opening, the upstream opening being defined by the back side of the carrier and the at least one scented body and the downstream opening being defined by the front face of the carrier and the at least one scented body.
An air freshener device comprising:
- a carrier including a closed front face, an open back side opposite the front face, and a pair of lateral ends each extending between the front face and the back side, the carrier defining a lateral width between the pair of lateral ends and a longitudinal depth measured perpendicular to the lateral width and extending from the front face to the back side, the longitudinal depth of the carrier being less than the lateral width, the carrier further including a first tab and a second tab defining a gap therebetween, the gap extending across the lateral width of the carrier, the first tab and the second tab each including an inward facing surface facing the gap and an opposite outward facing surface;
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- a scented body secured to the outward facing surface of one of the first tab and the second tab, wherein the scented body has a fragrant material diffusible out of the scented body over time, and wherein the carrier and the scented body define an air flow passage positioned between the carrier and the scented body, the air flow passage configured to direct air flow from an upstream opening to a downstream opening, the upstream opening being defined by the back side of the carrier and the scented body and the downstream opening being defined by the front face of the carrier and the scented body.
A method of forming an air freshener device comprising:
- providing a carrier, the carrier including a closed front face, an open back side opposite the front face, and a pair of lateral ends each extending between the front face and the back side, the carrier defining a lateral width between the pair of lateral ends and a longitudinal depth measured perpendicular to the lateral width and extending from the front face to the back side, the longitudinal depth of the carrier being less than the lateral width, the carrier further defining a gap extending across the lateral width of the carrier, the gap being bounded by at least one inward facing surface of the carrier and the closed front face;
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- securing a first scented body to a first outward facing surface of the carrier positioned opposite the at least one inward facing surface, wherein the first scented body has a fragrant material diffusible out of the first scented body over time, and wherein the carrier and the first scented body define an air flow passage positioned between the carrier and the first scented body, the air flow passage configured to direct air flow from an upstream opening to a downstream opening, the upstream opening being defined by the back side of the carrier and the first scented body and the downstream opening being defined by the front face of the carrier and the first scented body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.