Dispensing device for dispensing scents
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1. An apparatus for diffusing aromatic materials contained in or on an article of manufacture which article comprises multiple aromatic materials, said apparatus comprising:
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a removable, reusable/replayable, closed, multiple scent-containing article of manufacture, said multiple scent-containing article of manufacture comprising a plurality of receptacles for retaining multiple aromatic materials, said article having a sealed state so that said aromatic materials remain sealed from evaporation when said article is removed from said housing, wherein the multiple scent-containing article is removably inserted into or onto said housing.
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Abstract
A dispensing device for dispensing scents into the environment is disclosed. In one embodiment, the dispensing device is used in conjunction with an article of manufacture which contains one or more scents or aromatic materials. In such an embodiment, the dispensing device can include a housing and a removable, reusable/replayable, closed, multiple scent-containing article of manufacture which is removably inserted into or onto said housing.
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1. An apparatus for diffusing aromatic materials contained in or on an article of manufacture which article comprises multiple aromatic materials, said apparatus comprising:
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a housing; and
a removable, reusable/replayable, closed, multiple scent-containing article of manufacture, said multiple scent-containing article of manufacture comprising a plurality of receptacles for retaining multiple aromatic materials, said article having a sealed state so that said aromatic materials remain sealed from evaporation when said article is removed from said housing, wherein the multiple scent-containing article is removably inserted into or onto said housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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38. An apparatus for diffusing aromatic materials contained in a cartridge comprising multiple aromatic materials, said apparatus comprising:
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a housing; and
ascent-containing cartridge comprising;
a shell; and
a disk rotatably mounted inside said shell, said disk comprising a plurality of scent receptacles for containing at least one scent element.
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39. An apparatus for diffusing aromatic materials contained in or on an article comprising multiple aromatic materials, said apparatus comprising:
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a housing; and
a removable, interchangeable, closed, multiple scent-containing article, said multiple scent-containing article comprising a plurality of receptacles for retaining multiple aromatic materials, said article having a sealed state so that said aromatic materials remain sealed from evaporation when said article is removed from said housing, wherein the multiple scent-containing article is removeably inserted into the housing; and
a mechanism for locking and unlocking the article, said mechanism being capable of unlocking all of said receptacles simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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42. An apparatus for diffusing aromatic materials, comprising:
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a housing;
a removable, interchangeable, closed, multiple scent-containing article, said multiple scent-containing article having a plurality of receptacles therein for retaining aromatic materials, said article having a sealed state so that said aromatic materials remain sealed from evaporation when said article is removed from said housing, wherein the multiple scent-containing article is removeably inserted into or onto the housing;
an activating mechanism disposed within the housing for at least partially converting at least a portion of the aromatic material within at least one of the plurality of receptacles in the multiple scent-containing article from a deactivated condition to an activated condition, said activating mechanism having an activated state and a deactivated state; and
a mechanism for aligning said at least one receptacle with the activating mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. An apparatus for diffusing aromatic materials, comprising:
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a housing;
a removable, interchangeable, closed, multiple scent-containing article, said multiple scent-containing article having a plurality of receptacles therein for retaining aromatic materials, said article having a sealed state so that said aromatic materials remain sealed from evaporation when said article is removed from said housing, wherein the multiple scent-containing article is removeably inserted into the housing;
an activating mechanism disposed within the housing for at least partially converting at least a portion of the aromatic material within at least one of the plurality of receptacles in the multiple scent-containing article from a deactivated condition to an activated condition, said activating mechanism having an activated state and a deactivated state; and
a mechanism for aligning said at least one receptacle with the activating mechanism, wherein said receptacles are closed by the movement of a single sealing mechanism that seals said receptacles when said article of manufacture is not in use. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51)
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58. An apparatus for diffusing aromatic materials contained in or on an article comprising multiple aromatic materials that are related to each other by a common scent theme, said apparatus comprising:
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a housing; and
a multiple scent-containing article, said multiple scent-containing article comprising a plurality of receptacles for retaining multiple aromatic materials that are related to each other by a common scent theme, said article having a sealed state so that said aromatic materials remain sealed from evaporation when said article is removed from said housing, wherein the multiple scent-containing article is removeably inserted into or onto the housing. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
(a) floral and bouquet themes;
(b) pleasant location themes selected from the group consisting of sylvan, flowery garden, forest, field, sea, or mountain themes;
(c) themes for relaxation;
(d) themes for stimulation;
(e) themes relating to various times of the day;
(f) scents from various countries, states, cities, or geographies;
(g) seasonal themes;
(h) themes relating to food;
(i) themes relating to nature;
(j) themes relating to historical events;
(k) themes relating to other events;
(l) themes relating to memories;
(m) themes relating to celebrations;
(n) romantic themes;
(o) themes relating to a sound track;
(p) themes relating to artwork;
(q) spiritual theme relating to meditation, inspiration, and serenity;
(r) theme relating to religion and/or worship;
(s) theme relating to ethnicity;
(t) themes relating to color;
(u) aromatherapy themes; and
(v) themes relating to, or for encouraging the sale of products.
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62. The apparatus of claim 59 further comprising at least one illustration, color, icon, and/or writing on the article that indicates the theme of the scents in the article and/or a sequential listing of the scents.
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63. The apparatus of claim 59 further being provided with packaging for said article, wherein said packaging comprises an illustration, color, icon, or writing that indicates the theme of the scents in the article and/or a provides a sequential listing of the scents in the article.
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64. The apparatus of claim 58 wherein the multiple scent-containing article is removable from said housing and the aromatic materials therein are sealed when said article is removed from said housing.
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65. An apparatus of claim 58 wherein the multiple scent-containing article of manufacture comprises a cartridge.
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66. The apparatus of claim 58 wherein the multiple scent-containing article of manufacture has a configuration selected from the group consisting of:
- disc-shaped, oval, parallelepiped-shaped, rectangular, cube-shaped, cuboid-shaped, cylindrical-shaped, pyramid-shaped, spherical-shaped, or irregularly-shaped.
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67. An apparatus according to claim 58 wherein the scent-containing article of manufacture comprises a disc.
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68. The apparatus of claim 58 wherein the aromatic materials are provided in a form selected from the group consisting of:
- solids, liquids, gels, beads, encapsulates, wicks, a carrier material impregnated with ascent, and combinations thereof.
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69. The apparatus of claim 58 in association with a set of instructions that direct the consumer how to operate the apparatus correctly, to obtain the desirable olfactory, or psychological and/or physiological effects.
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