Heated air freshener with power port for 12v receptacle

摘要

An air freshener is configured to be carried by a power outlet of an automobile. The air freshener includes a scent capsule disposed in a housing. A heat source is disposed in the housing adjacent and opposing a permeable membrane of the scent capsule. The heat source is configured to heat the fragrant material in the scent capsule and accelerate permeation of the fragrant material through the permeable membrane of the sent capsule. A hatch is pivotally coupled to the housing and substantially contained within a hatch cavity with an outer surface that is substantially flush with an exterior of the housing in a closed position. The hatch can include a capsule cavity therein, carrying the scent capsule, and facing an interior of the housing in the closed position.

主权项

1. An air freshener device configured to be carried by a cigarette lighter style power outlet of an automobile having a bottom terminal and at least one side terminal, the device comprising:
a) a housing with a stem and a head with a cavity therein, the stem sized and shaped to be inserted into the cigarette lighter style power outlet of the automobile, and the stem having a bottom tip terminal and at least one lateral terminal corresponding to the bottom terminal and at least one side terminal of the cigarette lighter style power outlet; b) a scent capsule disposed in the housing and having a chamber containing a fragrant material and having a permeable membrane through which a fragrance of the fragrant material can permeate over time; c) a heat plate disposed in the housing adjacent and opposing the permeable membrane of the scent capsule capable of being powered by the power outlet of the automobile to heat the fragrant material in the scent capsule and accelerate permeation of the fragrant material through the permeable membrane of the sent capsule; d) a gap between the heat plate and the permeable membrane of the scent capsule; and e) a power port in the head oldie housing opposite the stem, and electrically coupled to the terminals of the stem.