Scent dispensing device
OwnerLee Cuthbertinventor
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Abstract
A scent dispensing device includes a hollow cavity defined by a resilient material configured to form a substantially flat packet, a porous and absorbent scent emitting material disposed within and free to move within the cavity, the scent emitting material retaining a scent which is imparted to air within the cavity, and an opening formed in the resilient material, the opening allowing air within the cavity to escape the packet during a compression of the packet and allowing air outside the packet to enter the packet when the compression terminates.
Claims24
A scent dispensing device comprising:
- a hollow cavity defined by a resilient wall which forms a substantially flat packet;
- a porous and absorbent scent emitting material freely disposed within the cavity, the scent emitting material retaining a scent that is imparted to air within the cavity;
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- an opening formed in the resilient wall, wherein the scented air within the cavity is forced through the opening and outside the packet when the packet is compressed.
A scent dispensing device comprising:
- a hollow cavity defined by a resilient and squeezable bottle;
- a porous and absorbent scent emitting material freely disposed within the cavity, the scent emitting material retaining a scent that is imparted to air within the cavity;
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- an opening formed in the bottle, the opening allowing scented air within the cavity to escape from the device when the bottle is compressed, and allowing fresh air to enter the cavity when the bottle is de-compressed.
A method of dispensing a scent, comprising:
- providing a substantially flat packet defining a cavity containing a scent emitting material that is imparted with the scent;
- squeezing the packet to force air imparted with the scent from the cavity through an opening in the packet to outside the packet so as to be detectable by smelling;
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- releasing the packet to force fresh air from outside the packet through the opening to the cavity, the fresh air within the cavity subsequently imparted with the scent from the scent emitting material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.