Scent dispenser/absorber

A device adapted to function as a scent dispenser and/or scent absorber, comprising:

• a base having a longitudinal axis, a first support surface, and a first sidewall projecting from said first support surface in a first direction and extending around said longitudinal axis to define a first perimeter, said first sidewall having a first rim extending around said first perimeter and projecting radially outward relative to said longitudinal axis of said base at an end of said first sidewall distal to said first support surface of said base, a second support surface positioned adjacent and in a back-to-back relationship with said first support surface, a second sidewall projecting from said second support surface in a second direction, opposite said first direction, and extending around said longitudinal axis to define a second perimeter, said second sidewall having a second rim extending around said second perimeter and projecting radially outward relative to said longitudinal axis of said base at an end of said second sidewall distal to said second support surface of said base;
• a first cover slidably mounted on said base in a coaxial relationship relative to said longitudinal axis of said base, said first cover having a first closed end, a third sidewall projecting from said first closed end and extending around said longitudinal axis to define a third perimeter, said third sidewall having a third rim at a first open end of said third sidewall distal to said first closed end, a first flange projecting in a radially inward direction from said third sidewall proximate said first closed end of said first cover and extending around said third perimeter of said third sidewall, a first plurality of spaced diffusion ports in said third sidewall between said third rim and said first flange, and a first plurality of slots formed in said third rim of said third sidewall, said first plurality of slots extending from said third rim towards said first closed end, said first cover cooperating with said base to define a first interior chamber of said device, said first cover being mounted on said base such that said first cover and said base are movable relative to each other along said longitudinal axis between a closed position, in which said first interior chamber of said device is isolated from the outside environment surrounding said device as a result of said first rim of said base being in sealing contact with said first flange of said first cover, and an open position, in which said first interior chamber of said device is in communication with the outside environment surrounding said device via said first plurality of diffusion ports and said first plurality of slots of said first cover as a result of said first rim of said base being out of sealing contact with said first flange of said first cover;
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• a second cover slidably mounted on said base in a coaxial relationship relative to said longitudinal axis of said base, said second cover having a second closed end, a fourth sidewall projecting from said second closed end and extending around said longitudinal axis to define a fourth perimeter, said fourth sidewall having a fourth rim at a second open end of said fourth sidewall distal to said second closed end, a second flange projecting in a radially inward direction from said fourth sidewall proximate said second closed end of said second cover and extending around said fourth perimeter of said fourth sidewall, a second plurality of spaced diffusion ports in said fourth sidewall between said fourth rim and said second flange, and a second plurality of slots formed in said fourth rim of said fourth sidewall, said second plurality of slots extending from said fourth rim towards said second closed end, said second cover cooperating with said base to define a second interior chamber of said device, said second cover being mounted on said base such that said second cover and said base are movable relative to each other along said longitudinal axis between a closed position, in which said second interior chamber of said device is isolated from the outside environment surrounding said device as a result of said second rim of said base being in sealing contact with said second flange of said second cover, and an open position, in which said second interior chamber of said device is in communication with the outside environment surrounding said device via said second plurality of diffusion ports and said second plurality of slots of said second cover as a result of said second rim of said base being out of sealing contact with said second flange of said second cover.