Patent ID: 6520826
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: A61L,A63H

Abstract:
In a fragrance dispensing device comprising a plush figure having an inert core material and a source of fragrance concentrate housed within said core material, the improvement comprising:a fragrance dispensing device suitable for incorporating within the plush figure comprising a compressible hollow body having (1) a resilient structure (2) a one-way inlet valve opening through a wall of said hollow body for permitting passage of air into a chamber of said body, (3) at least one one-way pressure release dispensing valve opening through the wall of said hollow body for permitting the passage of a fluid vapor from said chamber, upon exertion of a compressing force upon said figure and a fragrance dispenser having fragrance concentrate, absorbed on a replaceable solid porous medium, within said chamber of said hollow body of said device; with the proviso that at least some of said air entering said chamber comes in contact with said solid porous medium of said fragrance dispenser and thereby effect mixing of at least some of said fragrance concentrate with said air to form a discrete fragrance charge within said chamber.