Container for air freshening materials and other volatiles
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61L-009/12
A61L-009/04
B65D-051/16
B65D-043/24
B65D-041/04
출원번호
US-0090542
(2011-04-20)
등록번호
US-8978999
(2015-03-17)
발명자
/ 주소
Lesniak, Frank M.
Brandenburg, Kyle
Hickman, John R.
출원인 / 주소
Hayloft Enterprises, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
4인용 특허 :
25
초록▼
A container for air freshening materials or other volatiles includes a receptacle or base and a cover that may be rotated from a closed position to multiple open positions while still engaged to the base to create vent passageway(s) between the cover and the base. A containment section of the base h
A container for air freshening materials or other volatiles includes a receptacle or base and a cover that may be rotated from a closed position to multiple open positions while still engaged to the base to create vent passageway(s) between the cover and the base. A containment section of the base houses an air freshening material, such as a fragrance gel or potpourri, or a volatile, such as an insect repellant. The base further defines an alignment section adapted to rotationally and axially position the cover, an integrated sealing element, and an optional vent section. The alignment section includes a ramp and upper and lower locating elements coupled to the ramp. The alignment section engages at least one guide or a guide nub that extends from a depending arm of the cover. The guide or guide nub travels along the ramp from a first locating element when the cover is in a fully closed position to a second locating element when the cover is in a fully open position. In one of its multiple open positions, the cover is rotationally and axially displaced to specified height(s) above the container, allowing for fragrance or volatile material release.
대표청구항▼
1. A container for an air freshening material or volatile, comprising: a containment section adapted to house the air freshening material or volatile, said containment section having a sidewall with an inner surface and defining an inner volume;a first alignment section disposed on the inner surface
1. A container for an air freshening material or volatile, comprising: a containment section adapted to house the air freshening material or volatile, said containment section having a sidewall with an inner surface and defining an inner volume;a first alignment section disposed on the inner surface of the sidewall of the containment section, said first alignment section having a first raised ramp integral with or coupled to the containment section and extending from the inner surface into the inner volume and adapted for guiding axial and rotational positioning of a container cover in relation to the containment section to create one or more vent passageways for air to flow into and out of the containment section, wherein the first alignment section further comprises at least one upper locating element adapted to seat at least one guide nub extending from the container cover when the container cover is in one open position when the at least one guide nub is in contact with a first end of the first raised ramp, and at least one lower locating element adapted to seat the at least one guide nub or another guide nub extending from the container cover when the container cover is in a closed position, said at least one lower locating element being at an opposite end of the first raised ramp; anda second alignment section disposed on the inner surface of the sidewall of the containment section in a position that is spaced apart circumferentially from the first alignment section, said second alignment section having a second raised ramp integral with or coupled to the containment section and extending from the inner surface into the inner volume and adapted for guiding axial and rotational positioning of the container cover in relation to the containment section, wherein the second alignment section further comprises at least one second upper locating element adapted to seat at least one other guide nub extending from the container cover when the container cover is in the open position when the at least one other guide nub is in contact with a first end of the second raised ramp, and at least one second lower locating element adapted to seat the at least one other guide nub or another guide nub extending from the container cover when the container cover is in a closed position, said at least one second lower locating element being at an opposite end of the second raised ramp. 2. The container of claim 1, further comprising a vent section adapted to facilitate air flow into and out of the containment section. 3. The container of claim 1, further comprising a container cover adapted to couple with the alignment section. 4. The container of claim 2, wherein the vent section comprises a plurality of vents formed through the sidewall of the containment section. 5. The container of claim 4, wherein the vents are slots arranged in a row about the circumference of an upper section of the sidewall. 6. The container of claim 1, wherein said first raised ramp has a first section disposed at a first angle from horizontal and has a second section disposed at a second angle from horizontal different from the first angle. 7. A container for an air freshening material or volatile, comprising: a containment section adapted to house the air freshening material or volatile, said containment section having a sidewall with an inner surface and defining an inner volume;a container cover adapted for rotational engagement with the containment section, said container cover having a plurality of guide nubs extending therefrom; anda plurality of raised alignment sections disposed on the inner surface of the sidewall of the containment section and extending from the inner wall into the inner volume, with each raised alignment section in a position that is spaced apart circumferentially from an adjacent raised alignment section, each raised alignment section adapted for contact with at least one of the plurality of guide nubs for guiding axial and rotational positioning of the container cover in relation to the containment section to create one or more vent passageways for air to flow into and out of the containment section, wherein each raised alignment section comprises at least one upper locating element adapted to seat one respective guide nub of the plurality of guide nubs and each raised alignment section comprises at least one lower locating element adapted to seat a different one of the guide nubs of the plurality of guide nubs,wherein irrespective of circumferential orientation when the container cover initially is inserted into the containment section for engagement therewith, said guide nubs orient or self-locate onto respective raised alignment sections. 8. The container of claim 7, wherein each guide nub extends radially from an arm depending axially from the container cover. 9. The container of claim 7, wherein each guide nub has a slanted face. 10. The container of claim 7, wherein the at least one upper locating element of one of the raised alignment sections is adapted to seat at least one of the plurality of guide nubs extending from the container cover at a first end of the one of the raised alignment sections when the container cover is in one open position, and the at least one lower locating element of the same raised alignment section is adapted to seat another of the guide nubs extending from the container cover at an opposite end of the one of the raised alignment sections when the container cover is in a closed position.
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Chiu Bernard (Wellesley MA) O\Grady Richard M. (Southington CT) Wang Jui-Shang (Taipei TWX), Air cleaner.
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