Scent dispenser and method
OwnerLarry R. Coxinventor
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Abstract
A portable, convenient scent dispenser and method of operation allows the user to quickly change scents used therein as desired while hunting. A scent receptacle mounted in the lower end of a cylindrical housing is removable for replacing or exchanging scented materials. The scent dispenser provides a cylindrically-shaped housing having a removable cap containing microcontrolled electrical circuitry which includes mode indicators and a select switch. The lower body of the housing contains a battery assembly and an electric fan. The scent dispenser can be manually, selectively operated in a variety of modes to allow the fan to run continuously, cyclically, or cyclically only during daylight hours for economical power consumption.
Claims15
A scent dispenser comprising:
- a cylindrically shaped housing, a scent receptacle, said scent receptacle contained within said cylindrically shaped housing, logic circuitry, a microcontroller, said microcontroller connected to said logic circuitry, a fan, said fan connected to said logic circuitry, whereby said fan is controlled by said microcontroller to selectively force air across said scent receptacle and discharge the scented air.
A scent dispenser comprising:
- a housing, logic circuitry, said circuitry contained within said housing, a microcontroller, said microcontroller connected to said logic circuitry, a power supply, a fan, said power supply connected to logic circuitry and to said fan to drive the same, said fan and said power supply contained within said housing, a retaining ring, said retaining ring attached to said fan to secure said fan within said housing, a switch, said switch connected to said logic circuitry, said switch for selecting an operation mode, a scent receptacle, said scent receptacle proximate said fan to enable the fan to drive air past said scent receptacle and from said housing.
A method of utilizing a scent dispenser having a housing containing logic circuitry with mode indicators and a mode indicator switch to selectively operate a fan which forces air within said housing over a scent receptacle and from said housing, comprising the steps of:
- a) securing the fan within the housing with a retaining ring;
- b) loading the scent receptacle with a scented material;
- c) positioning the scent dispenser at a desired location;
- d) selecting an operating mode to activate the fan;
- and
- e) dispensing the scent by said fan.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.