Abstract: There is disclosed a deodorant composition which has its volatile components such as perfume and deodorant components each adsorbed onto an inert solid carrier. Preferably a plurality of volatile components of different relative volatilities are each adsorbed onto an inert solid carrier to provide a plurality of component-bearing, solid fractions which are blended together in preselected portions to provide the desired proportional release rate of each of the volatile components. The blended solid fractions are packaged into a volatile releasing container. The composition does not exhibit the shrinkage characteristic of other compositions such as solid deodorants and can be provided with a controlled and constant relative release rate of its volatile component throughout its useful life.

Abstract: A deodorant dispensing package having two rates of discharge of deodorant. The package is provided with air circulation ports for a low, continuous release of deodorant and a manual pump for a high, forced rate of deodorant discharge for sudden odors. The package is formed of two telescoping housing members with an internal wall portion that divides the housing into inner and outer compartments. The housing contains a deodorant reservoir and the inner and outer compartments are each provided with vent ports communicating externally of the housing. The inner and outer compartments also communicate through an interior port in the internal wall and a deodorant discharge surface is located in the inner compartment between the inner port and the inner compartment external vent port. Air circulation through the vent ports is sufficient to provide the low rate of air freshener activity. The manual contraction and expansion of the telescoping housing members provides a high rate of deodorant discharge.

Abstract: There is disclosed a hand cover such as a glove or mitten having at least a portion of its frontal surface bearing an outwardly exposed thin pad of reticulated plastic foam. Reticulated plastic foam is a non-capillary, open skeletal fibrous structure that is obtained from open cell plastic foam by destroying a substantial quantity of the cell walls with a suitable treatment, leaving an intertwined skeletal fibrous structure. In various embodiments, the thin pad of reticulated foam overlies the palm, the frontal surfaces of the fingers, the entire frontal surface of the hand, or the entire hand. The reticulated foam provides a vastly superior grip to objects such as tools, bats, rackets and the like.

Abstract: There is disclosed a hand grip that is received over the hand gripping portion of a handle of a tool. The hand grip is formed of a spirally wrapped porous tape of a reticulated, open cell form having an uncompressed wall thickness no greater than about 5/16". The spiral wrap has a continuous open edge seam between adjacent tape wraps and is secured to the handle by an adhesive tape spiral wrap overlying the open edge seam and adjacent edges of the porous tape. This material, in contrast with sponge and sponge-like materials, has a low water holding capacity, less than about 20 volume percent. Preferably, the hand grip has a high degree of compressibility, typically with a compression resistance at about 80 percent deflection no greater than 1.5 to about 4 pounds per square inch. The low capillary and open-celled structure of the sleeve insures breathing of the sleeve under repeated compression which is adequate to expel most moisture during use.

Abstract: A dispensing package for a volatile composition such as a room deodorant and the like that comprises a container having at least two chambers. In one of the chambers is packaged a bed of inert solid, adsorbent granules having absorbed thereon a volatile ingredient for dispensing into the atmosphere. The container has an outlet vapor port in a wall of the chamber and a second vapor inlet port which communicates with a second chamber; the latter having a collapsible wall surface. A check valve is provided in the wall of the second chamber to permit air intake whereby volatile components adsorbed on the surface of the solid bed of granules can be dispensed into the atmosphere by pumping the collapsible wall of the second chamber, thereby forcing air through the bed of solid granules and desorbing of the the volatile adsorbate, which is dispensed into the atmosphere.

Abstract: There is disclosed a removable hand grip that is received over the hand gripping portion of a handle of a tool, particularly of a tennis racket and the like. The hand grip comprises a tubular sleeve of an open-celled, noncapillary, porous material having an uncompressed wall thickness no greater than about 5/16 inch. Most preferably a material of a reticulated structure such as a non-woven fibrous material is used. This material, in contrast with sponge and sponge-like materials has a low water holding capacity, less than about 20 volume percent. Preferably, the hand grip has a high degree of compressibility, typically with a compression resistance at about 80 percent deflection no greater than 1.5 to about 4 pounds per square inch. The low capillary and open-celled structure of the sleeve insures breathing of the sleeve under repeated compression which is adequate to expel most moisture during use. This breathing action is accentuated by the high compressibility of the foam.