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US 7,111,794 B2Granted
Static air freshener
OwnerDavid Timpsoninventor
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Abstract
A static air freshener has a frame formed of or with plastic beads impregnated with a scent or aroma. The rate of release of the scent is controlled by the area of the frame to define the useful life of the air freshener. An insert may be place in a void defined by the frame. The insert has a thematic image that may be correlated to a thematic image on the header card of a bag or sack sized to contain the air freshener for positioning at or on the point of sale device.
Claims6
A static air freshener comprising:
- a frame formed from scented plastic beads and shaped to define a void through said frame, said frame being arranged to form a boundary around said void;
- at least one side member formed on said frame;
- a slot formed in said at least one side member, said slot being oriented in said boundary to face toward said void;
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- an insert sized to fit within said void and configured to frictionally engage said slot to retain said insert in said void.
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An air freshener unit comprising:
- a bag having an opening to receive a static air freshener, said bag being foldable to form a crease proximate said opening, said bag being made of a material to inhibit the flow of air there through;
- a header card positioned over said crease and secured to said bag to form a seal, said header card having a first graphic image formed thereon based on a first theme;
- a frame positioned in said bag, said frame being formed from at least one side member to define a space there within, and said frame being formed from scented plastic beads;
- a slot formed in said at least one side member, said slot being oriented toward said space;
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- an insert sized to fit within said space and to frictionally engage said slot to retain said insert in said space, said insert having a second graphic image formed thereon selected to express the theme of said first graphic image.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.