US4647428A
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Air freshener method
Assignee: COUNTRYSIDE FRAGRANCES Inc A CORP OF
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Filing: 1986-03-28
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Granted: 1987-03-03
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Expires: 2006-03-28
Abstract
Abstract A room air freshener in the form of a porous ceramic ring in combination with an uprightly positioned light bulb. The ring includes a liquid premeasuring cavity so that a fragrance-generating liquid filling the cavity will be completely absorbed by the ceramic ring. When the liquid filling the cavity is entirely absorbed by the ring, the ring may be placed on a light bulb for vaporization of the absorbed liquid and without risk of spillage regardless of the attitude or levelness of the ring on the bulb. When the lamp bulb is turned on, the ring is heated to vaporize the liquid and release the fragrance which permeates the room.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph M. Gyulay
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 18:13
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61L; A61L9/00; A61L9/015; A61L9/02; A61L9/03; A61L2209/00; A61L2209/10; A61L2209/12; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S261/00; Y10S261/88; Y10S261/89
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
298 words
A method of imparting a desired fragrance to an area surrounding an uprightly positioned light bulb, without interfering appreciably with light transmission from the bulb, said method comprising: (a) providing a porous ceramic ring having a oil receiving cavity therein for holding a predetermined volume of oil, the pores of the porous ceramic ring having a combined volume sufficiently greater than the volume of the oil receiving cavity so that a volume of oil which fills the oil receiving cavity will be completely absorbed within the porous ceramic ring and wherein the inner circumference of the porous ceramic ring is of sufficient size to receive upper portions of a light bulb so as not to be readily dislodged therefrom; (b) pouring a fragrant oil into the oil receiving cavity in the porous ceramic ring to thereby obtain a predetermined volume of fragrant oil in the oil receiving cavity when the oil receiving cavity is filled with the fragrant oil; (c) draining the oil receiving cavity and avoiding spillage by allowing the fragrant oil in the oil receiving cavity to be completely absorbed into and throughout the porous ceramic ring so as to provide a dry oil receiving cavity and a dry outer surface of the porous ceramic ring; and (d) thereafter placing the porous ceramic ring with the fragrant oil absorbed therein upon upper portions of a light bulb so as to be removably supported thereon, and so as to be heated to a temperature which is relatively low compared to the outer surface of the light bulb when the light bulb is energized, but which is sufficient so that upon the light bulb being energized the absorbed fragrance-generating liquid in the porous ceramic ring will be vaporized due to the heat applied thereto by the light bulb.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
298 words
A method of imparting a desired fragrance to an area surrounding an uprightly positioned light bulb, without interfering appreciably with light transmission from the bulb, said method comprising: (a) providing a porous ceramic ring having a oil receiving cavity therein for holding a predetermined volume of oil, the pores of the porous ceramic ring having a combined volume sufficiently greater than the volume of the oil receiving cavity so that a volume of oil which fills the oil receiving cavity will be completely absorbed within the porous ceramic ring and wherein the inner circumference of the porous ceramic ring is of sufficient size to receive upper portions of a light bulb so as not to be readily dislodged therefrom; (b) pouring a fragrant oil into the oil receiving cavity in the porous ceramic ring to thereby obtain a predetermined volume of fragrant oil in the oil receiving cavity when the oil receiving cavity is filled with the fragrant oil; (c) draining the oil receiving cavity and avoiding spillage by allowing the fragrant oil in the oil receiving cavity to be completely absorbed into and throughout the porous ceramic ring so as to provide a dry oil receiving cavity and a dry outer surface of the porous ceramic ring; and (d) thereafter placing the porous ceramic ring with the fragrant oil absorbed therein upon upper portions of a light bulb so as to be removably supported thereon, and so as to be heated to a temperature which is relatively low compared to the outer surface of the light bulb when the light bulb is energized, but which is sufficient so that upon the light bulb being energized the absorbed fragrance-generating liquid in the porous ceramic ring will be vaporized due to the heat applied thereto by the light bulb.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
90 words
A method according to claim 1 further comprising removing the porous ceramic ring from the light bulb upon vaporization of the absorbed fragrant oil therein; repeating steps (b) and (c); and thereafter replacing the porous ceramic ring with the fragrant oil again absorbed therein upon upper portions of the light bulb so as to again be removably supported thereon, whereby upon the light bulb again being energized, the absorbed fragrant oil in the porous ceramic ring will again be vaporized due to the heat applied thereto by the light bulb.
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