Scented pad for hand-held hair dryers

Claim 1

Apparatus for providing a scent to areas wherein a hair dryer is used, the hair dryer being of the standard, hand-held type having an aperture for supplying a stream of heated air and including a barrier for preventing objects from entering into or passing out of the aperture, the barrier including an outer portion which is securely attached to the hair dryer aperture and an interior portion through which the heated air stream passes, said apparatus comprising: a disc shaped pad made of a flame retardant material which at least partially absorbs liquid, said pad having a circular shape sized to fit within the aperture of the hair dryer and having at least one aperture through which a portion of the air stream can pass, said pad having a first side which faces outward from the hair dryer when said pad is mounted to the hair dryer and a second side which faces the hair dryer when said pad is mounted thereto; a backing attached to said second side of said pad, said backing being sized and shaped to match said second side of said pad and having an outer surface which faces away from said pad, said outer surface having an adhesive material disposed thereon such that when pressed against the barrier of the hair dryer aperture said backing attaches said pad to the barrier by said adhesive, said backing including at least one aperture being aligned with said at least one aperture of said pad to allow a portion of the heated air stream to pass therethrough; a protective covering attachable to said outer surface of said backing to protect said adhesive and prevent said pad from being inadvertently attached to objects other than the hair dryer barrier, said protective covering being sized and shaped to match said backing and being removable from said backing prior to mounting of said pad to the barrier of the hair dryer; and an oil based, scented liquid disposed within and absorbed by said pad.