Air freshener assembly for a microwave oven appliance

A microwave oven appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the microwave oven appliance comprising:

• a cabinet, the cabinet forming a cooking cavity;
• a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet to provide selective access to the cooking cavity;
• a ventilation system provided within the cabinet and configured to circulate air, the ventilation system comprising an exhaust vent;
• and
• a freshener assembly attached to the microwave oven appliance at the exhaust vent, the freshener assembly being configured to receive a replaceable scent cartridge, wherein the freshener assembly comprises:
• a casing bottom, the casing bottom comprising a plurality of bottom apertures;
• a casing top, the casing top comprising a plurality of top apertures, wherein the casing top is selectively connected to the casing bottom;
• a latch receptacle protruding from the casing bottom along the lateral direction;
• a latch hook protruding from the casing top along the lateral direction, the latch hook being aligned within the latch receptacle to be selectively received therein;
• and
• a connector hook configured to selectively connect the freshener assembly to the exhaust vent.