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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2011
Frank M. Lesniak, Media, PA (US);
Kyle Brandenburg, Middletown, DE (US);
John R. Hickman, North Canton, OH (US);
Frank M. Lesniak, Media, PA (US);
Kyle Brandenburg, Middletown, DE (US);
John R. Hickman, North Canton, OH (US);
Hayloft Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A container for air freshening materials or other volatiles includes a receptacle or base and a cover that may be rotated from a closed position to multiple open positions while still engaged to the base to create vent passageway(s) between the cover and the base. A containment section of the base houses an air freshening material, such as a fragrance gel or potpourri, or a volatile, such as an insect repellant. The base further defines an alignment section adapted to rotationally and axially position the cover, an integrated sealing element, and an optional vent section. The alignment section includes a ramp and upper and lower locating elements coupled to the ramp. The alignment section engages at least one guide or a guide nub that extends from a depending arm of the cover. The guide or guide nub travels along the ramp from a first locating element when the cover is in a fully closed position to a second locating element when the cover is in a fully open position. In one of its multiple open positions, the cover is rotationally and axially displaced to specified height(s) above the container, allowing for fragrance or volatile material release.