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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1997
Mickey Lee Smith, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Cynthia Stewart Stokes, Lexington, NC (US);
Ronnie Lee Willard, Clemmons, NC (US);
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
An odorizer or freshener article for use in odorizing and freshening drawers, closets, cabinets, rooms and the like comprises a rod made of a gathered web or filamentary tow material in which a fragrance is embedded or injected in liquid or powder form or in a breakable fragrance-containing capsule and about which a sheet material is overwrapped. An anti-static additive may be incorporated into the rod for use in a clothes dryer. The components of the article are especially designed to be fabricated using conventional cigarette filter making and cigarette packaging machinery.