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A scent-handling device for attracting wild game includes a plug that snugly fits into either end of a receptacle to selectively place the scent-handling device in a sealed mode for tightly containing a scent inside the receptacle and a wide-open aerating mode for releasing the scent. The device inc

A scent-handling device for attracting wild game includes a plug that snugly fits into either end of a receptacle to selectively place the scent-handling device in a sealed mode for tightly containing a scent inside the receptacle and a wide-open aerating mode for releasing the scent. The device includes several well thought out features that allow it to be inexpensively manufactured by way of a straightforward plastic injection molding process. A resilient clip extending sideways from the receptacle allows the clip and the receptacle to be injection molded together as a unitary piece without having to resort to a complicated mold having expensive side-action pulls. The clip includes several teeth that allow both the receptacle and the plug to be firmly fixed to various size branches or other items, thereby avoiding the problem of startling skittish animals with something dangling from the branch, or dangling while in transport. The plug includes an O-ring seal to create a piston/cylinder affect as the plug is inserted into the receptacle. Consequently, air forcibly escaping from the receptacle as the plug is being inserted produces a reassuring sound indicative of a tightly sealed closure.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A scent-handling device for use with a scent added thereto and being adapted to removably attach to an element of an indeterminate thickness, said scent handling device comprising:a receptacle having a tubular shape defining a primary cavity and a secondary cavity, said tubular shap

[ I claim:] [1.] A scent-handling device for use with a scent added thereto and being adapted to removably attach to an element of an indeterminate thickness, said scent handling device comprising:a receptacle having a tubular shape defining a primary cavity and a secondary cavity, said tubular shape having a length extending from said primary cavity to said secondary cavity;a plug adapted to selectively slip into said primary cavity and into said secondary cavity to selectively place said scent-handling device in a sealed mode and an aerating mode, respectively;an O-ring softer than said plug and attached thereto, said O-ring being adapted to provide a first press-fit that sealingly holds said plug to said primary cavity to substantially seal said scent therein when said scent-handling device is in said sealed mode, and to provide a second press-fit that holds said plug to said secondary cavity to allow said scent to be released from said primary cavity when said scent-handling device is in said aerating mode; anda clip attached to at least one of said receptacle and said plug.