Scent dispensing device for use in a clothes dryer
First Claim
1. A scent dispensing device for placement in a clothes dryer, said device comprising:
- a cylinder having a bottom wall, a peripheral wall being integrally coupled to and extending upwardly from a peripheral edge of said bottom wall, said peripheral wall having a plurality of apertures therein;
a cap member having a top wall, a perimeter wall being integrally coupled to and extending downwardly from said top wall for positioning over a top edge of said cylinder;
a plurality of panels, each of said panels comprising an absorbent material; and
a scented fluid being selectively positioned on each of said panels, wherein one of said panels is positioned in said cylinder.
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Abstract
A scent dispensing device for use in a clothes dryer for transferring a scent onto clothes in a clothes dryer. The scent dispensing device for use in a clothes dryer includes a cylinder. The cylinder has a bottom wall. A peripheral wall is integrally coupled to and extends upwardly from a peripheral edge of the bottom wall. The peripheral wall has a plurality of apertures therein. A cap member has a top wall. A perimeter wall is integrally coupled to and extends downwardly from the top wall for positioning over a top edge of the cylinder. Each of a plurality of panels comprises an absorbent material. A scented fluid is positioned on the panels and one of the panels is positioned in the cylinder.
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5 Claims
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1. A scent dispensing device for placement in a clothes dryer, said device comprising:
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a cylinder having a bottom wall, a peripheral wall being integrally coupled to and extending upwardly from a peripheral edge of said bottom wall, said peripheral wall having a plurality of apertures therein;
a cap member having a top wall, a perimeter wall being integrally coupled to and extending downwardly from said top wall for positioning over a top edge of said cylinder;
a plurality of panels, each of said panels comprising an absorbent material; and
a scented fluid being selectively positioned on each of said panels, wherein one of said panels is positioned in said cylinder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
a pair of annular ridges being integrally coupled to and extending around said peripheral wall, each of said annular ridges being generally nearer a top edge of said cylinder than said bottom wall;
said perimeter wall having an inner surface having a pair of annular depressions therein, each of said depressions being adapted for releasably receiving one of said annular ridges.
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3. The scent dispensing device as in claim 1, further comprising:
a hook member being integrally coupled to an outer surface of said bottom wall.
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4. A scent dispensing device for placement in a clothes dryer, said device comprising:
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a housing having an interior, said housing having a base wall and a peripheral wall attached to and extending away from said base wall to define said interior, an upper edge of said peripheral wall defining an opening into said interior;
a cover for covering said opening to said interior of said housing, said cover comprising a top wall having a lip for abutting said upper edge of said peripheral wall of said housing, said top wall having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough such that said interior of said housing is in fluid communication with an exterior of said housing through said apertures when said cover is closed over said opening;
a hinge member being coupled to a first side of said housing and said cover such that said housing and said cover are hingably coupled together;
a recess being formed on an outer surface of said peripheral wall on a second side of said housing for allowing access to a bottom edge of said lip of said cover for facilitating fingernail insertion between said cover and said housing when coupled together to lift said cover;
a plurality of absorbent granules being positionable in said interior of said housing, a size of said granules being generally larger than a size of each of said apertures such that said granules are restricted from passing through said plurality of apertures;
a scented fluid being positioned on each of said granules when said cover is rotated away from said housing exposing said granules; and
wherein said scented fluid is readily released from each of said granules through each of said apertures when positioned in said housing and said opening is covered.
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5. A scent dispensing device for placement in a clothes dryer, said device comprising:
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a cylinder having a bottom wall, a peripheral wall being integrally coupled to and extending upwardly from a peripheral edge of said bottom wall, said peripheral wall having a plurality of apertures therein;
a pair of annular ridges being integrally coupled to and extending around said peripheral wall, each of said annular ridges being generally nearer a top edge of said cylinder than said bottom wall;
a cap member having a top wall, a perimeter wall being integrally coupled to and extending downwardly from said top wall, said perimeter wall having an inner surface having a pair of annular depressions therein, each of said depressions being adapted for releasably receiving one of said annular ridges;
a hook member being integrally coupled to an outer surface of said bottom wall, said hook member comprising a base and two leg members extending away from said base, each of said leg members being integrally coupled to said bottom wall;
a plurality of panels, each of said panels comprising an absorbent material, said absorbent material comprising a paper material; and
a scented fluid being positioned on said panels, wherein one of said panels is positioned in said cylinder.
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