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Odor control product dispenser includes a cabinet having a removable front cover for directly accessing both an upper fan compartment and a lower product compartment from the front. A fan in the fan compartment draws air in through a fan shroud surrounding the fan and directs the air downwardly into

Odor control product dispenser includes a cabinet having a removable front cover for directly accessing both an upper fan compartment and a lower product compartment from the front. A fan in the fan compartment draws air in through a fan shroud surrounding the fan and directs the air downwardly into the product compartment for flow across an exposed surface of the odor control product in the second compartment and subsequent discharge through air vents in the front and sides of the cabinet. The odor control product is contained in a well in one end of a disposable container. Within the well are a plurality of circumferentially spaced pinwheel type baffles that increase the turbulence of the air flowing across the product as the product evaporates to accelerate the rate of evaporation as the product loses its potency (effectiveness) with age. Also, the product shrinks away from the baffles to increase the surface area of the product exposed to the air and thus the rate of evaporation of the product as the effectiveness of the product diminishes. In the end of the container opposite the well is a battery compartment containing a battery which provides the power source for driving the fan motor. Cooperating surfaces on the container and dispenser cabinet properly orient the battery within the product compartment and maintain the battery terminals in contact with motor contact strips in the second compartment.

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A disposable container comprising a housing having a well in one end for receipt of an odor control product and a battery compartment in another end of said housing opposite said one end for receipt of a battery, said well including an open outer end, a closed inner end and a side wall, and a plural

A disposable container comprising a housing having a well in one end for receipt of an odor control product and a battery compartment in another end of said housing opposite said one end for receipt of a battery, said well including an open outer end, a closed inner end and a side wall, and a plurality of spaced baffles extending generally radially from said side wall within said well. A disposable container comprising a housing having a well in one end for receipt of an odor control product, and a battery compartment in another end of said housing opposite said one end for receipt of a battery, said battery compartment comprising a transverse slot formed in said another end, said transverse slot having opposite ends defining a length therebetween and being open to said another end along the length of said transverse slot for receipt of a battery within said transverse slot, and retainer means on said housing engageable with a battery receivable in said transverse slot for retaining a battery in said transverse slot.