Button-actuated air freshener
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Abstract
A button-actuated air freshener in which rotatable within a dome having a vented cylindrical shell is a turret having a central shaft aligned with the axis of the shell and an array of wings radiating from the shaft, each formed by a panel of porous material impregnated with a fragrance oil. Mounted on top of the dome is a spring-biased button operatively coupled to the shaft whereby when the button is depressed, this action causes the turret to spin to create within the shell an air vortex. This vortex acts to volatilize fragrance oil on the surface of the wings to produce an aromatic vapor that is discharged through vents in the shell into the atmosphere of the enclosure in which the air freshener is installed, the aromatic vapor serving to mask unpleasant odors permeating the atmosphere.
Claims10
A button actuated air freshener comprising:
- A. a dome provided with a cylindrical shell having at least one vent mounted on a base;
- B. a turret rotatable within the dome having a vertical shaft coaxial with the shell, and an array of wings radiating from the shaft, each formed of a panel of porous material impregnated with a fragrance oil;
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- C. a spring-biased button mounted on top of the dome operatively coupled to the shaft of the turret whereby each time the button is depressed, this action causes the turret to spin within the dome to create an air vortex therein that acts to volatilize fragrance oil on surfaces of the wings to produce an aromatic vapor that is discharged through said vent in the shell into the atmosphere of an enclosure in which the air freshener is installed to mask unpleasant odors in this atmosphere, whereby repeated depression of the button causes the turret to rotate at high speed to increase the production of aromatic vapor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.