Fragrance dispenser with decorative cover assembly

1 . A fragrance dispenser comprising:

a housing having a socket portion defining a receptacle configured to receive a bottle having a fragranced liquid therein;

a decorative cover assembly coupled to the housing and concealing at least part of the socket portion, wherein the decorative cover assembly comprises:

an outer cover;

a backplate coupled to the outer cover, the backplate having a plurality of apertures formed therein;

at least one film having an opaque portion and at least one translucent portion together defining at least one image, a given image of the at least one image being positioned across an aperture in the plurality of apertures; and

a plurality of light sources, each light source in the plurality of light sources being positioned between the backplate and the outer cover and being directed at a respective aperture and the given image positioned thereacross;

wherein light from each respective light source projects through the at least one translucent portion of the at least one film to form an illuminated version of the given image on an external surface; and

a controller configured to control a first light source and a second light source of the plurality of light sources to turn on and off;

wherein the controller is configured to control the first light source to be on and the second light source to be off for a first predetermined period of time;

wherein the controller is configured to control the first and second light sources to both be on for a second predetermined period of time subsequent to the first period of time;

wherein the plurality of apertures comprises a first aperture and a second aperture, the first light source being directed at the first aperture and the second light source being directed at the second aperture;

wherein the at least one translucent portion includes a first translucent portion and a second translucent portion, wherein the first translucent portion and the opaque portion together form a first image of the at least one image positioned across the first aperture and the second translucent portion and the opaque portion together form a second image of the at least one image positioned across the second aperture;

wherein when the first light source is on and the second light source is off, light from the first light source projects through the first translucent portion to form an illuminated version of the first image on the external surface; and

wherein when the first and second light sources are both on, light from the first light source projects through the first translucent portion to form an illuminated version of the first image on the external surface and light from the second light source projects through the second translucent portion to form an illuminated version of the second image on the external surface.

2 . The fragrance dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the illuminated version of the first image and the illuminated version of the second image together form a cohesive image on the external surface.

3 . The fragrance dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the illuminated version of the first image at least partially overlaps with the illuminated version of the second image on the external surface.

4 . The fragrance dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control the second light source to gradually increase in intensity for at least a portion of the second period of time.

5 . The fragrance dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control the first light source to be on and the second light source to be off for a third predetermined period of time subsequent to the second period of time.

6 . The fragrance dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the decorative cover assembly further comprises a printed circuit board on which each of the light sources and the controller are held.

7 . The fragrance dispenser of claim 1 , further comprising a collar coupling the decorative cover assembly to the housing.

8 . The fragrance dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the first light source has a different color than the second light source.

9 . The fragrance dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the illuminated version of the given image forms a scene together with the decorative cover assembly.

10 . A fragrance dispenser comprising:

a housing having a socket portion defining a receptacle configured to receive a bottle having a fragranced liquid therein; and

a decorative cover assembly coupled to the housing and concealing at least part of the socket portion, wherein the decorative cover assembly comprises:

an outer cover comprising a translucent part having an inner surface facing the housing and an outer surface opposite the inner surface;

at least one light source positioned between the housing and the outer cover; and

a film positioned between the at least one light source and the outer cover, the film having an opaque portion and at least one translucent portion together defining an image;

wherein at least one illuminated image is visible on the outer surface of the translucent part of the outer cover when the at least one light source is on;

wherein the at least one illuminated image is not visible on the outer surface of the translucent part of the outer cover when the light source is off;

wherein light from the at least one light source projects through the at least one translucent portion of the film to form the at least one illuminated image on the inner surface of the translucent part of the outer cover, which is visible on the outer surface of the translucent part of the outer cover;

wherein the at least one translucent portion of the film comprises a first translucent portion and a second translucent portion;

wherein the at least one light source comprises a first light source aligned with the first translucent portion and a second light source aligned with the second translucent portion;

wherein light from the first light source projects through the first translucent portion of the film to form a first illuminated image of the at least one illuminated image on the inner surface of the translucent part of the outer cover, which is visible on the outer surface of the translucent part of the outer cover:

wherein light from the second light source projects through the second translucent portion of the film to form a second illuminated image of the at least one illuminated image on the inner surface of the translucent part of the outer cover, which is visible on the outer surface of the translucent part of the outer cover; and

wherein the fragrance dispenser further comprises a controller configured to control the first and second light sources to turn on and off, wherein the controller is further configured to do at least one of the following:

simultaneously turn the first light source on and the second light source off:

simultaneously turn the first and second light sources on; and

simultaneously turn the first and second light sources off.

11 . The fragrance dispenser of claim 10 , wherein the first light source has a different color than the second light source.

12 . The fragrance dispenser of claim 10 , further comprising a collar coupling the decorative cover assembly to the housing.