Air freshening device for automobiles
OwnerMike Farmerinventor
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Abstract
A device for allowing either perfumed materials or deodorizing materials to the surrounding air of a vehicle, includes a clip device adapted to be connected to an air vent fin. The device is adapted to be inserted into the vent where it will be less intrusive into space outside the vent.
Claims17
An air freshener clip apparatus for mounting to an automobile air grill having louvers spaced laterally apart to form air passages therebetween for flow of forced air and comprising:
- a first polymer leg insertable into such passage and having proximal and free extremities, at least a portion of such leg fabricated from a polymer impregnated with a fragrance and arranged to have, when inserted, at least on longitudinal surface exposed along its length to such forced air and including transversely extending through holes spaced along the length of such portion and opening into such surface to provide hole surface for release of such fragrance;
- a second elongated leg having proximal and distal extremities and connected on its proximal extremity with the proximal extremity of such first leg, projecting parallel thereto, and cooperating therewith to form between such legs a space for receipt of one such louvers;
- a clip protrusion on the inside of one such legs spaced longitudinally from such proximal extremities and projecting toward the other leg to clip behind such one of such louvers;
- at least one of such legs being resilient so the free extremity thereof may be flexed away from the other leg for receipt of such one louver past such protrusion into such space to position such protrusion behind such louver to cooperate in holding the first and second legs in position on such louver;
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- a cross tab on the proximal extremity of such clip and projecting laterally of such legs to be grasped for insertion and removal of such clip.
An air freshener clip apparatus for mounting to an automobile air grill having louvers spaced apart to form air passages therebetween for low of forced air, comprising:
- first and second legs insertable into passages on the opposite sides of one of such louvers and formed with proximal ends connected together and projecting parallel to one another in spaced apart relationship to form a space therebetween for receipt of such louver;
- one of such legs including a portion projecting toward the other of such legs and configured to, when such louver is received in such space, register behind one of such louvers and to cooperate with the other leg to hold such clip apparatus on such louver;
- at least a portion of one such legs fabricated from a fragrance emitting polymer impregnated with a fragrance and arranged to be, when such clip apparatus is mounted on such louver with the louver in such space, disposed in such forced air flow of air therealong, such fragrance emitting portion further being formed along the length thereof with fragrance release enhancing openings for increasing the surface of such portion as exposed to such forced air for enhancing the release of such fragrance;
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- a laterally projecting hand grasp at the proximal extremity of such legs.
A method of delivering fragrance to a climate controlled compartment formed by walls having at least one vent formed by parallel louvers spaced apart to define air passages for introduction of forced air including the following steps:
- selecting an air freshener including first and second legs having a space therebetween for straddling one of such louvers with at least one of the legs including an elongated portion fabricated from a polymer having an elongated side surface and configured with fragrance release enhancing openings spaced along the length thereof and opening to at least such surface, the legs being configured to be received in such air passages;
- placing the first and second legs in position in air passages on opposite sides of a selected louver to project laterally of the louvers exposing such surface for flow of such forced air along such surface over such openings to enhance the release of the impregnated fragrance;
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- mounting such freshener with such first and second legs in such position.
An air freshener for mounting an air grill having elongated louvers spaced laterally apart a predetermined distance to define air passages therebetween for flow of forced air and comprising:
- first and second elongated legs connected together on their proximal extremities and configured to be projected into air passages on opposite sides of one of such louvers, at least a portion of one such legs including a portion fabricated from a fragrance enhancing material having an elongated exposed surface for flow of such forced air therealong;
- such legs being configured with a space therebetween for receipt of such one louver to be releasably mounted therein;
- at least one of such legs being resilient so the free extremity thereof can be flexed away from the other leg to facilitate mounting on such one of such louvers;
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- a hand grasp on the proximal extremities of such legs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.