Game scent diffusion device

• US 5,622,314 A
• Filed: 03/27/1995
• Issued: 04/22/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Donald J. Eason
• Original Assignee: Donald J. Eason
• Inventors: Eason, Donald J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Young, Lee W.
• Application Number:
  US08/411,109
• Time in Patent Office: 757 Days
• Field of Search: 239/44, 239/47, 239/49, 239/50, 43/1
• US Class Current: 239/47
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 9/12 Apparatus, e.g. holders, therefor

Abstract

A Game Scent Diffusion Device adapted to be disposed in a bottle of liquid game scent. The device comprises an inverted "T" shaped member. The member comprises a body portion, defining orifices along its length, and a generally perpendicular crossbar portion. An absorptive wick is woven through the orifices. The ends of the crossbar are springingly, temporarily bent together to facilitate insertion of the device into the bottle. Once the device is inserted into the bottle the crossbar assumes its original shape. When the device is partially withdrawn from the bottle, the ends of the crossbar contact the neck of the bottle. The device can be hung from a convenient location such as a limb. A length of saturated wick and a portion of the saturated wick woven through the orifices in the member are exposed to the ambient air. When not in use the device can be stowed in the bottle, allowing the hunter to carry it in his pocket. The preferred embodiment employs an eyelet disposed within the bottle'"'"'s cap to anchor the bitter end of the wick. The hunter can handle the cap avoiding contact with the scent on the wick. An alternative embodiment comprises an elongated tab with a central orifice to receive and anchor a wick. The tab is of sufficient length to engage the neck of a scent bottle to prevent removal but narrow enough to allow insertion.

Claims

1. A game scent diffusion device comprising:

a bottle for containing liquid scent, said bottle having a relatively narrow mouth and a cap adapted to be disposed over said mouth;

an inverted generally "T" shaped wick receptive member adapted to be disposed within said bottle, said member comprising;

an elongated flexible body portion comprising an upper end and a lower end;

a flexible crossbar portion extending generally perpendicularly from the lower end of said body portion, said crossbar portion having opposite ends, said ends adapted to be springingly, temporarily bent toward one another to facilitate insertion of said member into said bottle, said ends, once said member is inserted, contacting a relatively narrow neck of said bottle when said member is partially withdrawn from said bottle; and

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a plurality of wick receptive orifice defined along said body;

an absorptive wick woven through said orifices, said wick extending from said body to be externally secured to suspend said bottle with said member partially withdrawn from said bottle; and

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an eyelet disposed within said cap to anchor a bitter end of said wick to facilitate suspension of said device.

2. The scent diffusion device as defined in claim 1 further comprising a conical shaped seal disposed within said cap to threadably receive said eyelet.

3. The scent diffusion device as defined in claim 2 wherein said bottle contains doe scent.

4. A game scent diffusion device comprising:

a bottle for containing liquid doe scent, said bottle having a relatively narrow mouth and a cap adapted to be disposed over said mouth;

an inverted generally "T" shaped wick receptive member adapted to be disposed within said bottle, said member comprising;

an elongated flexible body portion comprising an upper end and a lower end;

a flexible crossbar portion extending generally perpendicularly from the lower end of said body portion, said crossbar portion having opposite ends, said ends adapted to be springingly, temporarily bent toward one another to facilitate insertion of said member into said bottle, said ends, once said member is inserted, contacting a relatively narrow neck of said bottle when said member is partially withdrawn from said bottle; and

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a plurality of wick receptive orifice defined along said body; and

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an absorptive wick woven through said orifices, said wick extending from said body to be externally secured to suspend said bottle with said member partially withdrawn from said bottle.

5. The scent diffusion device as defined in claim 4 further comprising an eyelet disposed within said cap to anchor a bitter end of said wick to facilitate suspension of said device.

6. The scent diffusion device as defined in claim 5 further comprising a conical shaped seal disposed within said cap to threadably receive said eyelet.

7. The scent diffusion device as defined in claim 6 wherein said bottle contains doe scent.

8. A game scent diffusion device comprising:

a bottle for containing liquid scent, said bottle having a relatively narrow mouth and a cap adapted to be disposed over said mouth, a conical shaped seal disposed within said cap and an eyelet threaded into said seal within said cap;

an inverted generally "T" shaped wick receptive member adapted to be disposed within said bottle, said member comprising;

an elongated flexible body portion comprising an upper end and a lower end;

a flexible crossbar portion extending generally perpendicularly from the lower end of said body portion, said crossbar portion having opposite ends, said ends adapted to be springingly, temporarily bent toward one another to facilitate insertion of said member into said bottle, said ends, once said member is inserted, contacting a relatively narrow neck of said bottle when said member is partially withdrawn from said bottle; and

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a plurality of wick receptive orifice defined along said body; and

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an absorptive wick woven through said orifices, said wick extending from said body to be secured to said eylet in said cap to suspend said bottle with said member partially withdrawn from said bottle.