Ceiling-fan-blade-mounted air freshener apparatus
US5775876A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/33
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A ceiling-fan-blade-mounted air freshener apparatus includes a housing assembly which includes a lower housing portion and an upper housing portion projecting upward from the lower housing portion. The upper housing portion includes a plurality of vent apertures. An air freshener/matrix assembly is housed within the housing assembly. A housing-to-blade connector connects the housing assembly to a ceiling fan blade. In one embodiment, the housing-to-blade connector is comprised of a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive bonded to a bottom side of the lower housing portion. The housing-to-blade connector further includes a peel strip removably adhered to a bottom surface of the layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive. The housing assembly includes a pointed end, and the air freshener/matrix assembly includes a complementary pointed end. The pointed end of the air freshener/matrix assembly is wedged into the pointed end of the housing assembly under an influence of centrifugal force. In a second embodiment, the housing-to-blade connector is comprised of a clip assembly which includes a pair of spring clamp members which project upward from a clip base member. A centrifugal stop member pro…
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