US4352461A
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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-05-09
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Granted: 1982-10-05
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Expires: 2000-05-09
Abstract
Abstract An air freshener device mountable inside an automotive vehicle for the purpose of refreshing the vehicle air breathed by the vehicle occupants, the device including a hand-shaped container oscilated on a flexible rod attached to a suction cup mountable on the vehichel dashboard, and small dispensing openings at a top of the container so to allow a fine vapor of an air refreshing liquid being dispensed from the container.
Inventors
- 👤 Phillip N. Orta
- 👤 George Spector
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 21:18
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60H; B60H3/00; B60H3/0007; B60R; B60R15/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/905; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24628; Y10T428/24669; Y10T428/24686
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
An air refreshner device adapted for vibratory mobile mounting on the interior of an automotive vehicle comprising a container with a message thereon mounted at the top of a vibratory flexible rod which at its lower end is mounted on a suction cup, a liquid air refreshner inside said container and a plurality of openings at an upper end of said container for dispensing vapor from said refreshener outwardly of said container in combination with means responsive to rod vibration for pumping vapor through said openings, said container being hand shaped wherein the said means comprises a flexible bottom wall of said container secured centrally to said rod whereby vibratory rod movement causes alternating contraction and expansion of the container volume resulting in increased vapor outflow from said container wherein said container is divided by a central partition into two compartments each having an accordion pleated bottom wall at each side of said partition, said rod being connected to said partition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
161 words
An air refreshner device adapted for vibratory mobile mounting on the interior of an automotive vehicle comprising a container with a message thereon mounted at the top of a vibratory flexible rod which at its lower end is mounted on a suction cup, a liquid air refreshner inside said container and a plurality of openings at an upper end of said container for dispensing vapor from said refreshener outwardly of said container in combination with means responsive to rod vibration for pumping vapor through said openings, said container being hand shaped wherein the said means comprises a flexible bottom wall of said container secured centrally to said rod whereby vibratory rod movement causes alternating contraction and expansion of the container volume resulting in increased vapor outflow from said container wherein said container is divided by a central partition into two compartments each having an accordion pleated bottom wall at each side of said partition, said rod being connected to said partition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A device as in claim 1 wherein said hand includes separated fingers each finger having an outlet to the exterior communicating with each compartment.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1985-10-04 | 1986-04-05 | 1986-10-05 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1989-10-04 | 1990-04-05 | 1990-10-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1993-10-04 | 1994-04-05 | 1994-10-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |