Patent ID: 7210812

Claim:
A combination scent-distributor/flashlight for a hunter, comprising: (a) a light-producing portion including: (1) a first housing having a front end and a rear end, (2) a rechargeable battery, (3) an illumination mechanism operably and electrically connected to the rechargeable battery, the illumination mechanism mounted to the front end of the first housing, (4) a multi-position switch mechanism structured and configured to control flow of electrical energy from the rechargeable battery to the illumination mechanism, and (5) a first adapting mechanism having a plurality of female connectors, each female connector electrically connected to, and controlled by, the multi-position switch mechanism; and (b) a scent-producing portion including: (1) a second housing having a cavity, at least one intake vent, and at least one output vent, (2) a second adapting mechanism having a plurality of male connectors structured and configured to mate with the female connectors of the first adapting mechanism to: (A) removably and physically connect the scent-producing and light-producing portions together as a unit, and (B) electrically connect the plurality of male connectors to the multi-position switch mechanism of the light-producing portion; (3) a container containing a scent and a wick structured and configured to release the scent contained in the container, the container being dimensioned to be slidably insertable into the cavity, and (4) a motor-driven fan mechanism structured and configured to operatively draw ambient air through the at least one intake vent, to circulate that air across and around the wick, and to exhaust that air through the at least one output vent, the motor-driven fan mechanism being connected to, and controlled by electrical connections through the male and female connectors of the first and second adapting mechanisms.