Patent ID: 6470619
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
A scent dispensing device for holding and dispersing a scented fluid, said device comprising:a housing having a central axis and including: a top portion having a top wall, a peripheral wall being coupled to and extending away from said top wall, said top wall having a generally circular shape, said peripheral wall having a substantially cylindrical inner surface rotated about said central axis, said inner surface being threaded; a bottom portion having a bottom wall, a peripheral wall being coupled to and extending away from said bottom wall, said bottom wall having a generally circular shape, said peripheral wall of said bottom portion having a substantially cylindrical outer surface rotated about said central axis, said outer surface being threaded such that mounting and dismounting of said bottom portion on said top portion requires rotation of said portions relative to each other about said central axis, said opening being positioned in a medial portion of said bottom wall; wherein said top and bottom portions are threadedly and removably secured to each other such that a lumen is defined between said top and bottom portions, said bottom portion having an opening therein, said housing having an aperture therein, a portion of said aperture being formed in the peripheral wall of said top portion and a portion of said aperture being formed in the peripheral wall of said bottom portion such that said portions of said aperture align to form a substantially circular aperture when said top and bottom portions are mounted together; a rod being positioned in said housing and extending in a substantially parallel orientation to said central axis, said rod being rotatable about an axis substantially parallel to said central axis, said rod having an end having a nub thereon, said nub extending through said opening in said top portion; a crank means for rotating said rod with respect to said housing, said crank means being coupled to said nub; a flexible elongate member, said flexible elongate member having a first end and second end, said first end being coupled to said rod, said second end of said flexible elongate member extending through said aperture; wherein said rod extends through an axis of and is integrally coupled to a pair of discs, each of said discs being positioned generally adjacent to an opposite end of said rod; wherein said rod has a bore extending therethrough, said bore being generally located between said discs, wherein said first end of said flexible elongate member is extended through said bore; wherein said crank bar further comprises: a bar having a first end and a second end; a protruding member being integrally coupled to said bar and positioned generally adjacent to said first end of said bar, said protruding member having a well therein, said well being adapted to receive said nub, wherein said protruding member is securely attached to said nub; and a handle member being rotatably coupled to said bar, said handle member being positioned generally adjacent to said second end of said bar and extending in an opposite direction of said protruding member; and a guide member being removably positionable in said aperture such that positioning of said guide member in said aperture block rotation of said top and bottom portions of said housing with respect to each other and removal of said guide member from said aperture permits rotation of said top and bottom portions of said housing with respect to each other, said guide member having a hole therein, said hole extending from an outer portion of said guide member and into said lumen, wherein said second end of said flexible elongate member is extended through said hole in said guide member.