Ergonomic scent diffuser
An ergonomic scent diffuser having a first housing with electrical components connected to a second housing having a heating element disposed within. Slidably connected to the second housing is a cap. The cap has depressions adjacent an outer end to provide an ergonomic grip. The cap also has guide rails and retaining members that retain and position a fragrance emitting member over the heating element.
1. An ergonomic scent diffuser, comprising:
a first housing having a plurality of electrodes;
a second housing connected to the first housing wherein the second housing has a heating member disposed entirely within the second housing and adapted to receive power from the plurality of electrodes; and
a cap slidably connected to the second housing and adapted to retain a fragrance emitting member, wherein the fragrance emitting device is a block having a top, a bottom, and a U-shaped flange that extends downwardly from a bottom of the block and is configured to retain the block in a tray.
2. The diffuser of claim 1 wherein a width of the second housing increases as the second housing extends from a first end to a second end.
3. The diffuser of claim 1 wherein the second housing has grooves that extend inwardly from an inner surface of a bottom toward a top and are positioned to align with and slidably receive guide rails attached to the cap.
4. The diffuser of claim 1 wherein the second housing has a retaining clip positioned to removably connect to a slot in an opening of the cap.
5. The diffuser of claim 1 wherein the cap has a first end, a second end, a top, a bottom and a depression on both the top and the bottom adjacent the second end that are adapted to receive a thumb and a finger.
6. The diffuser of claim 1 wherein the cap has a pair of guide rails and a pair of retaining members that extend from a second end to beyond a first end.
7. The diffuser of claim 1 wherein an end profile of the second housing transitions from circular to triangular as the second housing extends from a first end to a second end.
8. The diffuser of claim 1 further comprising a tray having an outwardly extending groove, and the block received within the tray.
9. The diffuser of claim 1 further comprising a tray having an outer edge that is received within a groove of a pair of retaining members extending from the cap.
10. An ergonomic scent diffuser, comprising:
a first housing having a plurality of electrodes;
a second housing connected to the first housing wherein the second housing has a heating member within the second housing and adapted to receive power from the plurality of electrodes; and
a cap slidably connected to the second housing and adapted to retain a fragrance emitting member, wherein the fragrance emitting device comprises a block and a tray having an outwardly extending groove, and the block is received within the tray.
11. The diffuser of claim 10 , wherein the block is comprised of a rubber-like fragrance block.
12. The diffuser of claim 10 further comprising the block having a top, a bottom, and a U-shaped flange that extends downwardly from a bottom of the block and is configured to retain the block in a tray.
13. The diffuser of claim 10 further comprising the tray having an outer edge that is received within a groove of a pair of retaining members extending from the cap.
14. An ergonomic scent diffuser, comprising:
a first housing having a plurality of electrodes;
a second housing connected to the first housing wherein the second housing has a heating member within the second housing and adapted to receive power from the plurality of electrodes; and
a cap slidably connected to the second housing and adapted to retain a fragrance emitting member;
wherein the cap has a pair of guide rails and a pair of retaining members that extend from a second end of the cap to beyond a first end of the cap;
wherein the retaining members dwell in a horizontal plane above the guide rails and in a vertical plane outside the guide rails.