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Volatile material dispenser and method of attaching a refill or refills to same

  • US 9,770,524 B2
  • Filed: 07/16/2010
  • Issued: 09/26/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of attaching a refill to a volatile material dispenser, the method comprising the steps of:

  • providing a volatile material dispenser that includes a housing having first and second cavities disposed within the housing and each cavity adapted to accommodate a refill, each cavity includes a first implement formed within the cavity and which attaches a refill containing a volatile material to the housing by interacting with a neck portion of the refill, and a second implement formed within the cavity and which attaches the refill to the housing by interacting with a container portion of the refill;

    inserting the refill into one of the first cavity or the second cavity and attaching the refill in a first orientation to the volatile material dispenser, wherein in the first orientation, the first implement and the second implement retain the refill; and

    inserting the refill into one of the first cavity or the second cavity and attaching the refill in a second orientation to the volatile material dispenser, wherein in the second orientation, the first implement retains the refill.

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