US4905112A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Scent cassette

Assignee: Individual

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Filing: 1988-06-24

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Granted: 1990-02-27

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Expires: 2008-06-24

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Abstract

Abstract A preferred tape cassette has a generally rectangular relatively thin housing. Holes extend through the housing into an interior of the housing. A scent carrier is mounted inside of the housing. Scent flows from the carrier through the holes to an outside of the housing for providing scent from the inside of the housing to an atmosphere near the housing. Plural scent pads may be mounted within the housing.

Inventors

👤 Steven W. Rhodes

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —

Jurisdiction US

Data Source google_patents

Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 14:38

CPC Classifications

G; G11; G11B; G11B23/00; G11B23/02; G11B23/04; G11B23/08; G11B23/087; G11B23/08707; G11B23/08714; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S261/00; Y10S261/65

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 27

Claim 1

Independent Claim 68 words

A tape cassette having a generally rectangular relatively thin housing having holes extending through the housing into an interior of the housing and having a scent carrier and means for mounting the carrier inside of the housing for flowing the scent from the carrier through the holes to an outside of the housing for providing scent from the inside of the housing to an atmosphere near the housing.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 68 words

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 15 words

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the carrier comprises plural scent pads within the housing.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 58 words

The apparatus of claim 2 further comprising a scent-receiving opening in the housing and a door for closing the scent-receiving opening and means for mounting the door on the housing to close the scent-receiving opening and wherein the scent carrier comprises a scent element placeable within the housing and held within the housing when the door is closed.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 19 words

The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the scent element is removable from the housing when the door is open.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 44 words

The apparatus of claim 3 further comprising a scent chamber positioned within the housing adjacent the scent-receiving opening and wherein the scent element is positionable in the chamber when the door is open and is held in the chamber when the door is closed.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 32 words

The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the scent-receiving chamber has foraminous walls and wherein the door is foraminous for passing air through the foraminous walls of the scent chamber and the door.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 33 words

The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the scent chamber is equilateral triangular in form with an opening which forms the scent element opening and wherein the scent element is equilateral triangular in form.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 86 words

The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the door opening is provided centrally in an edge wall of the housing opposite a player head receiving opening and wherein the chamber comprises first and second V-shaped edge walls extending from ends of the opening inwardly within the housing and intersecting in a V remote from the opening at a medial position with respect to the opening whereby the scent chamber is positioned between rolled tape within the housing such that rolled tape does not contact the scent chamber.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 38 words

The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the edge walls of the scent chamber extend between opposite side walls of the housing and wherein opposite side walls of the housing between the edge walls of the chamber are foraminous.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 65 words

The appartus of claim 1 further comprising reeling wheels mounted between bearings formed in the housing and fan blades mounted on the reeling wheels for fanning air within the cassette at low speed when a recorder is in a play position, at intermediate speed when a player is in a fast forward condition and at high speed when a player is in a rewind condition.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 30 words

The apparatus of claim 10 further comprising tape guiding rollers mounted in corners of the cassette adjacent a tape playing edge thereof and a continuous tape looped around the rollers.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 29 words

The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising tape reel bearings mounted within side walls, reeling wheels mounted on the bearing and air moving means mounted on the reeling wheels.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 17 words

The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the air moving means comprises fan blades mounted on the wheels.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 42 words

The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the air moving means comprises a continuous band around more than one wheel within the housing and blades extending outward from the band for moving air within the housing while one of the wheels is driven.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 71 words

The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising bearings mounted in the housing and tape reel wheels mounted on the bearings and tape mounted on the wheels and extending around tape guide rollers and across a tape-playing opening, the tape being prerecorded, and wherein the scent is associated with the recording on the tape thereby providing means for identifying the content of the tape according to the scent on the scent carrier.

Claim 17

Independent Claim 28 words

The method of providing scents to atmosphere comprising mounting a scent holding element inside a tape cassette housing and releasing scent through openings in walls of the housing.

Claim 18

Independent Claim 28 words

The method of providing scents to atmosphere comprising mounting a scent holding element inside a tape cassette housing and releasing scent through openings in walls of the housing.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 38 words

The method of claim 16 further comprising mounting air moving means on tape reeling wheels in the cassette, driving at least one of the wheels and moving air through openings in the cassette with the air moving means.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 21 words

The method of claim 17 further comprising identifying recordings on the tape on the cassette according to scent in the cassette.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 31 words

The method of claim 17 further comprising opening a door in a wall of the cassette, depositing a scent-carrying element within a scent compartment within the cassette and closing the door.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 45 words

Scent bearing apparatus for insertion in a tape cassette housing comprising a block of material having scent embedded therein, the block being configured for being received within a scent receiving opening in the cassette and being configured for positioning within a scent element housing chamber.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 45 words

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 15 words

The apparatus of claim 20 wherein the scent element comprises an elongated block of material.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 13 words

The apparatus of claim 21 wherein the block has three rectangular side walls.

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 19 words

The apparatus of claim 21 wherein the block comprises a truncated triangular shape having four generally rectangular side walls.

Claim 27

Dependent Claim 20 words

The apparatus of claim 20 wherein the scent element comprises a generally triangular block of material having rectangular side walls.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1993-02-26	1993-08-28	1994-02-27	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1997-02-26	1997-08-28	1998-02-27	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2001-02-26	2001-08-28	2002-02-27	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

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