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US 5,334,361 AGranted
Car air freshener
OwnerAnthony Rafaelides, George Spectorinventors
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Abstract
An air freshener is provided which consists of a housing made of a porous material in the form and appearance of a bottle of fragrance, which can be hung from a cord, so that the fragrance can be release from a scent pad carried in a pocket of the housing. In a modification a squeeze bulb can be built into the housing, so as to help release the fragrance from the scent pad when the squeeze bulb is depressed.
Claims2
An air freshener which comprises:
- a) a housing made of a porous material and having a pocket;
- b) a scent pad impregnated with a fragrance inserted within said pocket;
- c) a cord attached to said housing so that said housing can be suspended to allow said scent pad to release said fragrance into air and give the air a pleasant odor;
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- d) a flexible squeeze bulb having a pair of openings and provided in said housing to divide said pocket into two separated chambers each opening communicating with a respective one of said chambers;
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- e) said scent pad being divided into two separated parts on opposite sides of and in communication with said flexible squeeze bulb within said two chambers of said pocket so that a manual depression of said flexible squeeze bulb will help release said fragrance from said two parts of said scent pad.
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