Appliance air freshener

An appliance air freshener comprising:

• an enclosure frame having a top wall comprising one or more top wall openings defined therein, a bottom wall comprising one or more bottom wall openings defined therein, and side walls extending between the top and bottom walls, wherein:
• the side walls define an outer perimeter of the enclosure frame and comprise a first end wall, a second end wall, a front wall between the first and second end walls, and a rear wall between the first and second end walls, and
• one or more front wall openings formed in the front wall are located opposite one or more rear wall openings formed in the rear wall;
• and
• an air freshener medium, located within the enclosure frame, comprising a sheet having a plurality of folds defining a plurality of pleats, wherein:
• the folds comprise regions of the sheet folded about respective fold axes,
• each of the fold axes extends across the enclosure frame from the front wall to the rear wall,
• the one or more top wall openings substantially expose an entire top surface of the air freshener medium, and
• the enclosure frame comprises a passage defined by a first passage opening in the top wall and a second passage opening in the bottom wall, the passage is located within and spaced apart from the outer perimeter, the passage extends from an outer face of the top wall to an outer face of the bottom wall, and the air freshener medium is absent from the passage.

An appliance air freshener comprising:

• an enclosure frame having a top wall comprising one or more top wall openings defined therein, a bottom wall comprising one or more bottom wall openings defined therein, and side walls extending between the top and bottom walls, wherein:
• the side walls define an outer perimeter of the enclosure frame and comprise a first end wall, a second end wall, a front wall between the first and second end walls, and a rear wall between the first and second end walls, and
• one or more front wall openings formed in the front wall are located opposite one or more rear wall openings formed in the rear wall;
• and
• an air freshener medium, located within the enclosure frame, comprising a sheet having a plurality of folds defining a plurality of pleats, wherein:
• the folds comprise regions of the sheet folded about respective fold axes,
• each of the fold axes extends across the enclosure frame from the front wall to the rear wall,
• the pleats extend substantially from an interior surface of the bottom wall to an interior surface of the top wall,
• a length of a top wall opening, of the one or more top wall openings, in a direction parallel to the front wall is at least approximately one half of a length of the enclosure frame,
• a width of the top wall opening in a direction perpendicular to the front wall is at least approximately one half of a width of the enclosure frame,
• the sheet comprises paper, a woven fabric, or a non-woven fabric, and
• the sheet is impregnated with one or more of:
• sodium bicarbonate or activated charcoal.

An appliance air freshener comprising:

• an enclosure frame having a top wall comprising one or more top wall openings defined therein, a bottom wall comprising one or more bottom wall openings defined therein, and side walls extending between the top and bottom walls, wherein:
• the side walls define an outer perimeter of the enclosure frame and comprise a first end wall, a second end wall, a front wall between the first and second end walls, and a rear wall between the first and second end walls, and
• one or more front wall openings formed in the front wall are located opposite one or more rear wall openings formed in the rear wall;
• and
• an air freshener medium, located within the enclosure frame, comprising a sheet having a plurality of folds defining a plurality of pleats, wherein:
• the sheet is impregnated with one or more of:
• sodium bicarbonate or activated charcoal;
• and
• the one or more top wall openings substantially expose an entire top surface of the air freshener medium.