Scent warmer having sleeve for removably attaching decorative body to base and related methods
AssigneeScentsy, Inc.
InventorsR. Orville Thompson, Kyle Ostrem, Mark Sullivan, Martin Stenger
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Abstract
An embodiment of the present disclosure may include a base for a scent warmer. The base may include a base member and a stem extending upwardly from the base member. The stem may be configured to carry a heating element thereon. The base may also include an elastomeric sleeve surrounding at least a portion of the stem. The elastomeric sleeve may be configured to apply a retention force between a removable decorative body and the stem. The elastomeric sleeve may include a wall member sized and configured to abut against the stem and a plurality of ribs extending radially outward from the wall member.
Claims20
A scent warmer, comprising:
- a base member;
- a stem extending upwardly from the base member and configured to carry a heating element thereon;
- and
- an elastomeric sleeve surrounding at least a portion of the stem, the elastomeric sleeve configured to apply a retention force between a removable decorative body and the stem, the elastomeric sleeve comprising:
- a wall member sized and configured to abut against the stem;
- and
- ribs extending radially outward from the wall member.
A method of securing together a removable decorative body and a base of a scent warmer, comprising:
- positioning an elastomeric sleeve on a stem extending upwardly from the base of the scent warmer such that the elastomeric sleeve surrounds at least a portion of the stem, the elastomeric sleeve comprising:
- a wall member sized and configured to abut against the stem;
- and
- ribs extending radially outward from the wall member;
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- positioning the removable decorative body around the elastomeric sleeve on the stem and deforming the ribs of the elastomeric sleeve, the elastomeric sleeve applying a retention force between the removable decorative body and the stem.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.