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A fragrance dispensing device includes a housing, a fragrance assembly, a cover panel, a fan, and a drive assembly. The housing includes a first portion and a second portion, which moves relative to the first portion. The housing includes an intake opening and an exhaust opening. The fragrance assem

A fragrance dispensing device includes a housing, a fragrance assembly, a cover panel, a fan, and a drive assembly. The housing includes a first portion and a second portion, which moves relative to the first portion. The housing includes an intake opening and an exhaust opening. The fragrance assembly rotates within the housing's interior cavity and defines a plurality of receptacles for receiving fragrance inserts. The cover panel substantially seals one or more receptacles and defines an opening. The fan is coupled to the housing's second portion. The drive assembly rotates the fragrance assembly such that at least a portion of a user-selected fragrance insert is aligned with the cover panel's opening. The fan moves air from the housing's intake opening, across the cover panel's opening, and out the housing's exhaust opening, thereby releasing a fragrance into an environment. The drive assembly may include a shaft with helical threads.

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1. A fragrance dispensing device comprising: a housing defining an interior cavity, the housing comprising a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being movable relative to the first portion between an open position and a closed position, the first portion of the housing having an i

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A fragrance dispensing device comprising: a housing defining an interior cavity, the housing comprising a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being movable relative to the first portion between an open position and a closed position, the first portion of the housing having an intake opening, and the second portion of the housing having a fan mounting area and an exhaust opening;a fragrance assembly rotatably mounted within the interior cavity of the housing, the fragrance assembly defining a plurality of receptacles for receiving one or more fragrance inserts;a cover panel configured to substantially seal one or more receptacles of the plurality of receptacles, the cover panel defining an opening;a fan having an intake and an exhaust, the fan being coupled to the fan mounting area of the second portion of the housing such that the fan moves along with the second portion, wherein the fan is configured to move air from the intake opening of the housing, across the opening in the cover panel, and out the exhaust opening in the housing, thereby releasing a fragrance into an environment. 2. The fragrance dispensing device of claim 1, wherein the intake of the fan is substantially aligned with the opening of the cover panel, and the exhaust of the fan being in fluid communication with the exhaust opening of the housing. 3. The fragrance dispensing device of claim 1, wherein the fan is mounted to an interior surface of the second portion of the housing. 4. The fragrance dispensing device of claim 1, wherein the second portion of the housing is pivotally coupled to the first portion of the housing. 5. The fragrance dispensing device of claim 1, wherein the first portion of the housing comprises a first panel and a second panel extending from the first panel, the second panel defining the intake opening and wherein the fragrance assembly is configured to rotate about an axis perpendicular to the first panel. 6. The fragrance dispensing device of claim 1, wherein the second portion of the housing comprises a panel defining the exhaust opening, and wherein the fan is coupled to the second panel. 7. The fragrance dispensing device of claim 1, further comprising a user interface configured to allow a user to a select a desired fragrance associated with the fragrance inserts received within the receptacles of the fragrance assembly. 8. The fragrance dispensing device of claim 7, wherein the fragrance assembly comprises an RFID tag configured to transmit a signal containing information regarding the fragrance inserts received within the receptacles of the fragrance assembly, and wherein the fragrance dispensing device further comprises an RFID reader configured to receiver the signal transmitted from the RFID tag. 9. The fragrance dispensing device of claim 1, wherein the fragrance inserts comprise a fragrance infused polymer, and wherein the receptacles have a shape that corresponds to the shape of the fragrance inserts. 10. The fragrance dispensing device of claim 9, wherein the receptacles are sized to create a snap-fit or a press-fit with the fragrance inserts. 11. The fragrance dispensing device of claim 1, further comprising a drive assembly configured to rotate the fragrance assembly such that at least a portion of a user-selected fragrance insert is aligned with the opening of the cover panel. 12. The fragrance dispensing device of claim 11, wherein the drive assembly comprises an electric motor. 13. The fragrance dispensing device of claim 11, wherein the drive assembly comprises a manually operated gear or wheel assembly. 14. A fragrance dispensing device comprising: a housing defining an interior cavity;a fragrance disc mounted within the interior cavity of the enclosure, the fragrance disc being configured to rotate about a first axis, the fragrance disc having a periphery with a plurality of teeth, the fragrance disc defining a plurality of receptacles for receiving fragrance inserts; anda drive assembly comprising a shaft having threads, the drive assembly being configured to selectively rotate the shaft about a second axis, the second axis being substantially perpendicular to the first axis, the drive assembly being positioned such that the threads of the shaft mesh with the teeth of the fragrance disc,wherein rotation of the shaft about the second axis causes rotation of the fragrance disc about the first axis. 15. The fragrance dispensing device of claim 14, further comprising a cover panel configured to substantially seal one or more receptacles of the plurality of receptacles, the cover panel defining an opening. 16. The fragrance dispensing device of claim 14, wherein the drive assembly is further configured control rotation of the shaft such that at least a portion of a user-selected fragrance insert is aligned with the opening of the cover panel. 17. The fragrance dispensing device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more fragrance inserts comprises: a main body portion having a first side facing the opening of the cover panel and a second side; anda plurality of spaced apart ribs extending from the first side of the main body portion,wherein the main body portion and the plurality of spaced apart ribs comprise a fragrance infused polymer. 18. The fragrance dispensing device of claim 1, wherein the housing defines an opening, and wherein the fragrance assembly is positioned such that a portion of the fragrance assembly extends through the opening of the housing to an exterior of the housing such that a user can selectively rotate the fragrance assembly by contacting the exposed portion of the fragrance assembly. 19. The fragrance dispensing device of claim 1, wherein when the second portion is at the open position, a user has access to the interior cavity defined by the housing, and when the second portion is at the closed position, substantially preventing access to the interior cavity. 20. The fragrance dispensing device of claim 14, wherein the periphery of the fragrance disc is circular. 21. A fragrance dispensing device comprising: a housing defining an interior cavity, the housing comprising a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being movable relative to the first portion between an open position and a closed position, the first portion of the housing having an intake opening, and the second portion of the housing having a fan mounting area and an exhaust opening;a fragrance assembly mounted within the interior cavity of the housing, the fragrance assembly defining a plurality of receptacles for receiving one or more fragrance inserts;a cover panel configured to substantially seal one or more receptacles of the plurality of receptacles, the cover panel defining an opening, the cover panel being rotatably mounted within the interior cavity of the housing, anda fan having an intake and an exhaust, the fan being coupled to the fan mounting area of the second portion of the housing such that the fan moves along with the second portion,wherein the fan is configured to move air from the intake opening of the housing, across the opening in the cover panel, and out the exhaust opening in the housing, thereby releasing a fragrance into an environment. 22. The fragrance dispensing device of claim 21, further comprising a drive assembly configured to rotate the cover panel such that at least a portion of a user-elected fragrance insert is aligned with the opening of the cover panel.