Air freshening and deodorizing system

An air freshening and deodorizing system for providing controlled, long-term release of an air freshening fragrance and absorption of odors from the ambient air, said system comprising

• A. a container incorporating a sealed holding zone;
• B. odor absorbing material contained within the holding zone and comprising one or more selected from the group consisting of activated charcoal or active carbon, zeolites, baking soda, silica gel, silica molecular sieves, activated alumina, kieselguhr, fullers earth, and clay minerals;
• C. a portal zone
• a. formed in the container in a normally sealed configuration to prevent the release of the fragrance into the ambient air or the transfer of the ambient air into the holding zone until desired, and
• b. controllably openable to enable the fragrance to be dispersed throughout the ambient air and to allow the air to contact the odor absorbing material while preventing the odor absorbing material or the fragrance bearing carrier from exiting from the holding zone into the ambient surroundings;
• D. a first microporous/permeable membrane layer mounted in the container and positioned between the odor absorbing material and the portal zone of the container for preventing dispersion of the odor absorbing material through the portal;
• and
• E. fragrance producing means comprising
• a. a highly concentrated, long-lasting, air freshening fragrance comprising a formulation selected from the group consisting of compositions which are unable to be absorbed by the odor absorbing material, and
• b. an inert carrier for holding the fragrance composition and providing controlled release of the fragrance.

A combined air freshening and deodorizing system for providing controlled, long-term release of an air freshening fragrance and absorption of odors from the ambient air, said system comprising

• A. a container incorporating a sealed holding zone;
• B. odor absorbing material contained within the holding zone and comprising one or more selected from the group consisting of activated charcoal or active carbon, zeolites, baking soda, silica gel, silica molecular sieves, activated alumina, kieselguhr, fullers earth, and clay minerals;
• C. fragrance producing means comprising a highly concentrated, long-lasting, air freshening fragrance comprising a formulation selected from the group consisting of compositions which are unable to be absorbed by the odor absorbing material;
• and
• D. dispensing means for transferring the odor absorbing means and the fragrance producing means from the sealed holding zone of the container to the ambient air.