초록

There is described an air freshener dispenser, in particular of the type fittable to vehicle air inlets, which has an indicator circuit for indicating an incoming call on a cellular telephone in the vicinity of the air freshener dispenser.

대표청구항 ▼

The invention claimed is: 1. An air freshener dispenser (1), comprising indicator means (9) for indicating an incoming telephone call on a portable communication device in the vicinity of the air freshener dispenser (1). 2. An air freshener dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein said indicator

The invention claimed is: 1. An air freshener dispenser (1), comprising indicator means (9) for indicating an incoming telephone call on a portable communication device in the vicinity of the air freshener dispenser (1). 2. An air freshener dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein said indicator means comprise: electromagnetic field detecting means (12, 14); comparing means (15) for comparing the intensity of the electromagnetic field, detected by said electromagnetic field detecting means (12, 14), with a threshold value; and signalling means (13, 16) for signalling an incoming telephone call on said portable communication device, when the intensity of the electromagnetic field detected by said electromagnetic field detecting means (12, 14) is above said threshold value. 3. An air freshener dispenser as claimed in claim 2, wherein said signalling means (13, 16) comprise light signalling means (13). 4. An air freshener dispenser as claimed in claim 3, wherein said light signalling means comprise a light-emitting diode (13). 5. An air freshener dispenser as claimed in claim 3, wherein said signalling means (13, 16) also comprise: driver means (16) for flashing said light signalling means (13) in the event of an incoming telephone call. 6. An air freshener dispenser as claimed in claim 2, wherein said electromagnetic field detecting means (12, 14) comprise a wire aerial (12). 7. An air freshener dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein it is fittable to vehicle air inlets. 8. An air freshener dispenser as claimed in claim 7, and comprising a body (2) having a rear clip (5) connected to the body (2) by a spherical joint (6) to enable the dispenser to be clipped onto both vertical and horizontal air inlet fins. 9. An air freshener dispenser as claimed in claim 8, and also comprising a bottle (3) containing an air freshening substance and releasably to the body (2) of the air freshener dispenser.