Air freshener

• US 8,372,349 B1
• Filed: 01/25/2011
• Issued: 02/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Taymac Corporation (Hubbell, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Taymac Corporation (Hubbell, Inc.)
• Inventors: Shotey, Marcus J., Klein, John
• Primary Examiner(s): Warden, Jill
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHORBAJI, MONZER R
• Application Number:
  US13/013,351
• Time in Patent Office: 749 Days
• Field of Search: 422/1, 422/5, 422/124, 422/306, 134/104.1, 134/166.R, 134/172, 134/198, 962/22, 962/90, 554/68, 554/82, D23/351, D23/355, D23365-366, D23/370
• US Class Current: 422/306
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2209/11 Apparatus for controlling air treatment
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2209/111 Sensor means, e.g. motion, brightness, scent, contaminant sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 9/122 comprising a fan

Abstract

An air freshener including a housing having a reservoir chamber, a dispenser, a pump intermediate the reservoir and the dispenser, a pad, at least one fan proximate the pad, and wherein the dispenser transfers a scented liquid onto the pad and the at least one fan directs air flow proximate the pad.

Claims

1. An air freshener comprising:

a housing having a reservoir chamber;

a dispenser;

a pump intermediate the reservoir and the dispenser;

a pad, wherein the dispenser is located above the pad;

at least one fan proximate the pad; and

,

wherein the dispenser transfers a scented liquid onto the pad and the at least one fan directs air flow proximate the pad.

2. The air freshener of claim 1 wherein the at least one fan is directed at the pad.

3. The air freshener of claim 1 wherein a channel connects the reservoir chamber and the dispenser.

4. The air freshener of claim 3 wherein the pump is located within the channel.

5. The air freshener of claim 1 wherein the at least one fan is a pair of fans located below the pad.

6. The air freshener of claim 1 wherein the reservoir chamber further comprises a refill opening.

7. The air freshener of claim 1 wherein the pump and the at least one fan are powered by a source selected from the group consisting of batteries, photovoltaic cells, and an alternating current adapter.

8. The air freshener of claim 1 further comprising a controller regulating a speed of the at least one fan and the fluid flow rate of the dispenser.

9. The air freshener of claim 1 wherein the pad is replaceable.

10. The air freshener of claim 1 wherein the reservoir chamber further comprises a low level sensor to turn off the pump when a low level condition is detected.

11. The air freshener of claim 1 wherein the at least one fan oscillates.

12. The air freshener of claim 1 wherein the dispenser is located above the pump.

13. The air freshener of claim 1 wherein the dispenser is located above the reservoir.

14. The air freshener of claim 1 wherein the dispenser is movable.

15. The air freshener of claim 14 wherein moving the dispenser to a position above the at least one fan increases a strength of a scent.