IP Library Patent Application 13798912
Patent Application
App. No. 13/798,912

DUAL AXIS VENT ROD AIR FRESHENER

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Patent No.
US None
App. No.
13/798,912
Filed
Mar 13, 2013
Art Unit
3749
USPC
454/156
Abstract

An air freshener includes a dual axis vent stick with a pair of transverse slots bifurcating the vent stick to form four fingers oriented substantially parallel to one another, and also bifurcating at least one scented body carried by the vent stick.

Claims (50)

1 . An air freshener device, comprising:

a) an elongated vent stick configured to extend into an air vent of a vehicle and having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis;

b) at least one scented body carried by the vent stick and configured to extend into the air vent;

c) a scent material interspersed throughout the at least one scented body and capable of dispersing out of the at least one body over time; and

d) a pair of transverse slots oriented transverse to one another and each bifurcating the vent stick in different direction to form four fingers oriented substantially parallel to one another.

2 . A device in accordance with claim 1 , wherein each of the pair of slots have a different length with respect to one another from the distal end of the vent stick.

3 . A device in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the pair of slots comprises:

a primary slot bifurcating only the vent stick to form a pair of vent rods forming a clip; and

a secondary slot bifurcating both the pair of vent rods of the vent stick and the at least one body.

4 . A device in accordance with claim 3 , wherein the at least one scented body further comprises:

a pair of scented bodies, each carried by a different one of the pair of vent rods, and with the primary slot separating the pair of bodies and the secondary slot bifurcating the pair of scented bodies.

5 . A device in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising:

a head formed on the proximal end of the vent stick and having a face configured to face outward from the air vent; and

the face having a concave cascading curvature from a top thereof to a bottom thereof.

6 . A device in accordance with claim 5 , further comprising:

the face having a lateral concave indentation oriented concave from side to side across the face.

7 . A device in accordance with claim 5 , wherein the cascading curvature is convex from the top of the face to the bottom of the face.

8 . A device in accordance with claim 5 , further comprising:

a channel formed in the bottom of the head behind the face and oriented transverse to the longitudinal axis of the vent stick.

9 . A device in accordance with claim 5 , wherein one of the pair of transverse slots is oriented horizontally and another of the pair of transverse slots is oriented vertically.

10 . An air freshener device in combination with an air vent of a vehicle, the device comprising:

a) a vent stick extending into and engaging the air vent and having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis;

b) a pair of scented bodies carried by the vent stick and extending into the air vent;

c) a scent material interspersed within and throughout the pair of scented bodies and capable of dispersing out of the pair of scented bodies over time;

d) a primary slot oriented horizontally and extending into the vent stick from the distal end and bifurcating the vent stick to form a pair of vent rods forming a clip and separating the pair of scented bodies with each carried by a different one of the pair of vent rods; and

e) a secondary slot oriented vertically and extending into the vent stick from the distal end and oriented transverse to the primary slot and bifurcating the pair of vent rods and the pair of scented bodies to form four fingers oriented substantially parallel to one another.

11 . A device in accordance with claim 10 , wherein the primary and secondary slots have different lengths with respect to one another from the distal end of the vent stick.

12 . A device in accordance with claim 10 , further comprising:

a head formed on the proximal end of the vent stick and having a face configured to face outward from the air vent; and

the face having a concave cascading curvature from a top thereof to a bottom thereof.

13 . A device in accordance with claim 12 , further comprising:

the face having a lateral concave indentation oriented concave from side to side across the face.

14 . A device in accordance with claim 12 , wherein the cascading curvature is convex from the top of the face to the bottom of the face.

15 . A device in accordance with claim 12 , further comprising:

a channel formed in the bottom of the head behind the face and oriented transverse to the longitudinal axis of the vent stick.

16 . An air freshener device, comprising:

a) an elongated vent stick configured to extend into an air vent of a vehicle and having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis;

b) a scent material associated with the vent;

c) a pair of transverse slots oriented transverse to one another and each bifurcating the vent stick in different direction to form four fingers oriented substantially parallel to one another; and

d) a head formed on the proximal end of the vent stick and having a face configured to face outward from the air vent.

17 . A device in accordance with claim 16 , wherein each of the pair of slots have a different length with respect to one another from the distal end of the vent stick.

18 . A device in accordance with claim 16 , further comprising:

at least one scented body carried by the vent stick and configured to extend into the air vent; and

the scent material being interspersed throughout the at least one scented body and capable of dispersing out of the at least one body over time.

19 . A device in accordance with claim 18 , wherein the pair of slots comprises:

a primary slot bifurcating only the vent stick to form a pair of vent rods forming a clip; and

a secondary slot bifurcating both the pair of vent rods of the vent stick and the at least one body.

20 . A device in accordance with claim 16 , further comprising:

a head formed on the proximal end of the vent stick and having a face configured to face outward from the air vent; and

the face having a concave cascading curvature from a top thereof to a bottom thereof.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2017
From: AMERICAN COVERS, LLC
To: ENERGIZER BRANDS II, LLC
Reel/Frame 042446/0732 →
PATENT RELEASE AND REASSIGNMENT Recorded Jul 5, 2016
From: LBC CREDIT PARTNERS III, LP, AS AGENT
To: AMERICAN COVERS, INC.
Reel/Frame 039255/0843 →
PATENT RELEASE AND REASSIGNMENT Recorded Jul 5, 2016
From: MADISON CAPITAL FUNDING LLC, AS AGENT
To: AMERICAN COVERS, INC.
Reel/Frame 039258/0034 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2015
From: AMERICAN COVERS, INC.
To: LBC CREDIT PARTNERS III, L.P., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 036531/0446 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 1, 2013
From: AMERICAN COVERS, INC.
To: MADISON CAPITAL FUNDING LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 030331/0036 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2013
From: IRVIN, AARON; FINLAY, NATE
To: AMERICAN COVERS, INC.
Reel/Frame 029982/0627 →