Automobile plug-in air freshener with rotatable switch and vaporizer
US5373581A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 1993 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S261/89
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An automobile plug-in air freshener with a main body portion in a cylindrical configuration having an open outboard end and a closed inboard end and pluggable into an electrical cigarette lighter socket of a vehicle. An extension portion has a cone shaped interior component rotatably positioned outboardly of the open end of the cylinder with an interior edge in a cylindrical configuration positioned rotatably in the outboard end of the main body portion with an exterior component in a rectangular configuration constituting a housing with an opened inboard end and louvers at the outboard end and a slot along an upper intermediate extent. A generally planar refill container in a rectangular configuration is removably positionable within the slot of the rectangular housing, the refill container having a fragrance therein activated by heat. A heating element is located within the main body portion adjacent to the outboard open end is energized by a switch actuated by rotation of the extension portion to heat the fragrance within the refill cartridge for disseminating a fragrance and freshening the adjacent air.
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