Lateral vent stick air freshener

A carrier for an air freshener, the carrier comprising:

• a front face;
• a back side opposite the front face, the front face and the back side defining a longitudinal insertion axis of the carrier extending therebetween, the carrier configured for insertion into an air vent along the longitudinal insertion axis such that, when the carrier is received within the air vent, the front face is oriented to face out of the air vent and the back side is oriented to face into the air vent;
• a first lateral end and an opposed second lateral end each extending longitudinally from the front face to the back side, the carrier having a lateral width defined between the first lateral end and the second lateral end and a longitudinal depth defined between the front face and the back side, wherein the lateral width of the carrier is greater than the longitudinal depth;
• and
• a first tab and a second tab extending longitudinally from the front face to the back side, the first tab and the second tab each having an inward facing surface and an opposed outward facing surface, the inward facing surfaces of the first tab and the second tab defining a gap therebetween, the outward facing surface of the first tab and the second tab each being adapted to secure a scented body of the air freshener thereon.

An air freshener comprising:

• a carrier configured for insertion into an air vent along a longitudinal insertion axis of the carrier, the carrier comprising:
• a first longitudinal end oriented to face out of the air vent when the carrier is received within the air vent;
• a second longitudinal end opposite the first longitudinal end and oriented to face into the air vent when the carrier is received within the air vent, the carrier having a longitudinal depth defined between the first longitudinal end and the second longitudinal end;
• a first lateral end and an opposed second lateral end each extending longitudinally from the first longitudinal end to the second longitudinal end, the carrier having a lateral width defined between the first lateral end and the second lateral end, wherein the lateral width of the carrier is greater than the longitudinal depth;
• a first tab and a second tab extending longitudinally from the first longitudinal end to the second longitudinal end, the first tab and the second tab each having an inward facing surface and an opposed outward facing surface, the inward facing surfaces of the first tab and the second tab defining a gap in the second longitudinal end sized to receive a louvre of the air vent therein;
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• at least one scented body secured to the carrier and positioned to extend longitudinally from the first longitudinal end to the second longitudinal end, the at least one scented body including a material having a scent interspersed therein and diffusible out of the material to disperse the scent.