Fragrance system
AssigneeZenaura Limited
InventorsDavid Main, Stephen Jackson, Martin Riddiford, Ben Henley, Jonathan Chan
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Abstract
A fragrance system for a room, building or other environment, the system including (a) a stand or other form of base and (b) one or more portable fragrance objects, each portable fragrance object providing a fragrance and configured to rest on the stand or base. The stand or base includes one or more fans or other air movement system arranged to release fragrance from one or more of the fragrance objects.
Claims24
A fragrance system, comprising:
- (a) a stand with an upper surface;
- (b) an air movement system disposed within the stand;
- (c) a nozzle in fluid communication with the air movement system;
- (d) a portable fragrance object seatable on the nozzle, the portable fragrance object having:
- a fragrance infused substrate or matrix;
- an ID chip or device;
- a shell surrounding the fragrance infused substrate or matrix;
- and
- channels on a bottom surface thereof,
- wherein the fragrance infused substrate or matrix has a hole extending away from the bottom surface which is seatable in register with the nozzle, and
- wherein a weight of the portable fragrance object provides a seal of apertures on the bottom surface thereof with the upper surface of the stand;
- and
- (e) a drive connected to selectively raise or lower the nozzle;
- wherein the ID chip or device triggers the drive to raise the nozzle to an elevated position in which the portable fragrance object is lifted together with the nozzle to break the seal and enable fragranced air to escape using the air movement system.
For use with a fragrance system having a stand with an upper surface, an air movement system disposed within the stand, a nozzle in fluid communication with the air movement system, a drive connected to selectively raise or lower the nozzle, and a shell which is seatable over a replaceable fragrance assembly, the replacement fragrance assembly comprising:
- a base having a bottom surface which defines a bottom surface of the replaceable fragrance assembly and further having a top surface, wherein a plurality of channels extend through the base and surround a central hole;
- an RFID chip seated on the top surface of the base and clear of the central hole providing a signal configured to trigger the drive to raise the nozzle to an elevated position;
- and
- a fragrance infused substrate or matrix having a central chamber extending away from a bottom surface thereof and a plurality of grooves therein, the substrate or matrix being sized and shaped to be covered by the shell,
- wherein the substrate or matrix is seated on the base with the central chamber of the substrate or matrix aligned with the central hole of the base and the plurality of grooves providing an airflow path from the central chamber to the plurality of grooves and out through the plurality of channels,
- whereby a weight of the replaceable fragrance assembly and covering shell provides a seal of the plurality of channels at the bottom surface of the base with the upper surface of the stand;
- and
- whereby, when the nozzle is in the elevated position, the replaceable fragrance assembly is lifted by the nozzle to break the seal and enable fragranced air to escape through the plurality of channels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.