Patent ID: 7544331

Claim:
An electrical automotive air freshener comprising: a) a housing comprising; i) a bowl shaped oil chamber for storing and vaporizing scented oil, said bowl shaped oil chamber mounted on a top surface of a lower housing; ii) a removable cover for providing access to and securing said chamber; iii) fragrance egress openings in said cover to allow vaporized oil to exit said oil chamber iv) a heating element in said lower housing penetrating a bottom of said oil chamber in thermal communication with said oil chamber; v) a heating coil in said lower housing in thermal communication with said heating element; b) a plug projecting from said lower housing adapted to plug into a 12 volt receptacle in an automotive vehicle; and c) contacts on said plug in electrical communication with said heating coil; d) said plug detachable from said housing and remains in electrical communication with said heater via a retractable cord assembly; and e) said retractable cord assembly comprises: i) a spring loaded locking spool disposed in said housing; ii) an axle extending vertically below said spool and to which said spool is rotatively attached; iii) an electrical connection extending above said spool and communicating between said spool and said heating coil, said electrical connection being in axial alignment with said axle; iv) a retractable cord having a first end terminating within said plug and in electrical communication with said contacts thereon and a second end terminating at said spool and in electrical communication with said electrical connection; and v) engagement means on a bottom wall of said lower housing for securing said lower housing to a surface.