Dispensing device for dispensing scents

An apparatus for diffusing aromatic materials contained in a cartridge comprising multiple aromatic materials, said apparatus comprising:

• a housing;
• and
• ascent-containing cartridge comprising:
• a shell;
• and
• a disk rotatably mounted inside said shell, said disk comprising a plurality of scent receptacles for containing at least one scent element.

An apparatus for diffusing aromatic materials contained in or on an article comprising multiple aromatic materials, said apparatus comprising:

• a housing;
• and
• a removable, interchangeable, closed, multiple scent-containing article, said multiple scent-containing article comprising a plurality of receptacles for retaining multiple aromatic materials, said article having a sealed state so that said aromatic materials remain sealed from evaporation when said article is removed from said housing, wherein the multiple scent-containing article is removeably inserted into the housing;
• and
• a mechanism for locking and unlocking the article, said mechanism being capable of unlocking all of said receptacles simultaneously.

An apparatus for diffusing aromatic materials, comprising:

• a housing;
• a removable, interchangeable, closed, multiple scent-containing article, said multiple scent-containing article having a plurality of receptacles therein for retaining aromatic materials, said article having a sealed state so that said aromatic materials remain sealed from evaporation when said article is removed from said housing, wherein the multiple scent-containing article is removeably inserted into or onto the housing;
• an activating mechanism disposed within the housing for at least partially converting at least a portion of the aromatic material within at least one of the plurality of receptacles in the multiple scent-containing article from a deactivated condition to an activated condition, said activating mechanism having an activated state and a deactivated state;
• and
• a mechanism for aligning said at least one receptacle with the activating mechanism.

An apparatus for diffusing aromatic materials, comprising:

• a housing;
• a removable, interchangeable, closed, multiple scent-containing article, said multiple scent-containing article having a plurality of receptacles therein for retaining aromatic materials, said article having a sealed state so that said aromatic materials remain sealed from evaporation when said article is removed from said housing, wherein the multiple scent-containing article is removeably inserted into the housing;
• an activating mechanism disposed within the housing for at least partially converting at least a portion of the aromatic material within at least one of the plurality of receptacles in the multiple scent-containing article from a deactivated condition to an activated condition, said activating mechanism having an activated state and a deactivated state;
• and
• a mechanism for aligning said at least one receptacle with the activating mechanism,
• wherein said receptacles are closed by the movement of a single sealing mechanism that seals said receptacles when said article of manufacture is not in use.