Articles, systems, and methods for dispensing volatile materials into the environment
Articles, systems and methods for dispensing multiple volatile materials into the environment, including but not limited to scents, are disclosed. Methods for providing volatile material-containing articles of manufacture are also disclosed.
1 . A multiple scent-containing article which is capable of dispensing scents comprising:
a plurality of scent containing receptacles, and a single sealing mechanism which seals said receptacles when the article is not in use.
2 . The article of claim 1 further comprising a closed structure comprising a cover which has at least one opening therein configured for the emission of one of the scents at a given time.
3 . The article of claim 2 configured such that a user can manually select the scent to be emitted.
4 . The article of claim 1 comprising a blank section which does not have scents provided thereon or therein.
5 . The article of claim 1 wherein the scent containing receptacles comprise a perfume incorporated onto or into a suitable carrier.
6 . The article of claim 5 wherein the carrier is provided in a form selected from: a solid, a liquid, a gel, beads, encapsulates, wicks, a porous material impregnated with or containing the scent, and combination thereof.
7 . The article of claim 1 which has a configuration selected from the group consisting of: disc-shaped, oval, parallelepiped-shaped, rectangular, cube-shaped, cuboid-shaped, cylindrical-shaped, pyramid-shaped, spherical-shaped, or irregularly-shaped.
8 . The article of claim 1 further comprising a listing of scents contained in the article.
9 . The article of claim 8 wherein the listing of the scents comprises icons representing the scents.