Abstract: A device for lifting a toilet seat without the hands of the user directly contacting such seat wherein a flat plate is attached to the underside of the toilet seat, such flat plate having its outer end protruding only slightly beyond the edge of the seat. The said outer end is formed with a pair of downwardly angled flanges adapted to receive a pivot pin therethrough, such pivot pin extending through the end of a preferably tubular handle. The handle will normally depend from the said pivot pin but when it is to be used, such handle is lifted into a horizontal position, i.e. parallel with the seat surface, and used to raise the toilet seat. A stop is built into the outer end of the flat plate attached to the seat to prevent the pivoted handle from rising above the plane of the seat surface. Provision may be made for latching the handle into position during actual use and the handle may be used as a receptacle for deodorant if desired.

Abstract: A scent device including a housing having a front face with vents therein and a support on a backside for securing the housing to a vent of a blower system. A fragrance block that has passages therethrough is inserted into the housing so that air from the blower system passes through the fragrance block and out through the vents in the housing.

Abstract: A deer scent dispenser is provided for use in the field to attract deer. The dispenser is comprised of a cylindrical container provided with a bottom reservoir for liquid deer scent. The upper part of the container has plastic screen walls which hold a wick of absorbent biodegradable rayon, cotton or the like. The wick is supported upon a spindle and spaced from the interior wall of the container to provide for maximum diffusion and avoid dripping of scent on the wall. A cap closes the container at the top and a loop or bail detachable at one end for fitting over a support such as a branch is provided for supporting the container. The screen wall of the container has openings of a sufficient size to provide visual inspection for the condition of the wick and the reservoir and to receive a probe for moving the wick to ascertain the level of the liquid. The reservoir may be filled with liquid from the top by opening the cap or through the screen by slightly tilting the container.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for continuous and regular liberation of active constituents into domestic water supplies. The apparatus comprises a receptacle having a body portion which is impermeable to water and to the active constituent. The receptacle is provided with an aperture closed by a membrane which is permeable to water and to the active constituent. An operculum surrounds the membrane to secure the membrane to the receptacle. The active constituent is provided into the receptacle and is released through the membrane in a controlled manner over an extended period of time. Preferably, the membrane has a mean pore diameter greater than 0.05 microns.

Abstract: A humidifier for a wooden stringed instrument. The humidifier comprises a stiff, vapor-permeable tubular member having a cap attached to one end thereof. The humidifier is supported in a hole in the side wall of the stringed instrument, the stiffness of the tubular member allows the humidifier to be cantilevered within the sound box so that the tubular member does not contact the interior of the sound box. In a preferred embodiment, the humidifier is mounted in a hole extending through the string anchor insert of the instrument.

Abstract: A vehicle air freshener is quickly and easily installable and removable from an outlet grille of the vehicle ventilating system. The air freshener includes a tube filled with a fragrance saturated absorbent material. The tube has a sufficiently small diameter to pass through the typical opening in a vehicle interior ventilation outlet grille, and includes a thin, elongate extension and handle which is wider than the grille opening, to preclude passage of the handle through the grille opening. The air freshener is initially provided with one or more sealed scent passages, which are punctured or otherwise removed to allow the scent or fragrance to escape the interior of the air freshener and mix with the air. After opening the scent passage seal, the air freshener is inserted into the ventilation grille opening and is prevented from falling into the ductwork of the ventilation system by the handle which is caught on the outside of the grille, thereby substantially concealing the air freshener.

Abstract: A deodorizer which comprises a deodorant member, an electric motor, a fan fixed to the electric motor, a receptacle having these members accommodated therein, and a solar cell provided in the receptacle and adapted to supply a driving electric power to the electric motor, whereby, owing to the blowing action of the fan, air is caused to enter the interior the receptacle from an air suction port and pass therethrough and is blown out from an air blowout port to outside the receptacle, and the air is caused to flow around a portion of the receptacle where the solar cell is installed.

Abstract: A pesticide device holder for railroad cars has a frame resting in a hatch coaming. The frame has a gas-permeable underside support sheet and an impervious upper membrane. Pesticide devices, such as fumigant packages, rest between the support sheet and membrane. A separator is provided to prevent contact between the fumigant packages.

Abstract: Apparatus including a liquid vaporizer having a first wick of linear shape, a bottle for holding the liquid to be vaporized and a gravity-flow metering device having a second wick. The bottle has a closing cap to which two tubes are connected. One tube discharges the liquid from the bottle and the other extends through the cap to the opposite end of the bottle for counteracting the vacuum which is produced when liquid is discharged. The end of the discharging tube extends outwardly of the cap further than the end of the other tube so that a pool is produced in the dispenser. The level of the pool is limited by the position of the end of the tube for counteracting the vacuum. The second wick is of J-shape; one end is immersed in the pool and the other end is suspended over the first wick so that liquid absorbed at the immersed end drips from the second wick on the first wick and is evaporated and diffused from the first wick.

Abstract: Nozzles are provided for spraying a wetting medium into the gas flow in an activating reactor. The nozzle comprises a nozzle body having a plurality of nozzles The nozzle body is surrounded by a flexible and/or porous casing and a conduit introduces a gaseous medium into the casing. The gas can be introduced in either pulses or continuously. The gas introduced in pulses causes the casing to change its form and, where a perforated or porous casing is used, the continuous gas flow forms a protective gas film around the casing, thus removing the solid material accumulated on the casing.

Abstract: An air freshener device (10) having a cartridge (14) and a cartridge housing (16) is disclosed. The housing (16) has a sealed first cavity (18) and a sealed second cavity (20) having a first fragrance (22) and a second fragrance (24), respectively. First and second cavities (18) and (20) have first and second opening (34) and (54) respectively. The device (10) includes a housing (12) having air passage openings (70), (76), (78), a fan (82) and power means (80) and also supports cartridge (14).

Abstract: A cartridge for an air freshener is disclosed, having a pad sealed within a housing by an air-permeable membrane. The density, permeability, and fiber characteristics of the pad and membrane are selected to achieve extended life while maintaining satisfactory air freshening performance.

Abstract: A device for dispensing any one of a wide range of volatile liquids as vapours, comprises a reservoir with an open end closed by a vapor-permeable, liquid-impermeable element. A flange surrounds the opening to the reservoir and the element is bondable to the flange in a multiplicity of different locations, each of which defines a respective area of the element bounded by the bond and wettable by the volatile liquid. Thus, a single device can be used to dispense any one of a wide range of volatile materials simply by determining the surface area within the bond to be wetted by the volatile liquid to give the desired rate of vapor release for the selected volatile material and bonding the element to the flange in a location to define the determined wettable area of the element.

Abstract: The invention is a water-activating particle casing with an annular float. The casing has openings to allow washing water to flow in and out from the casing and contact the water-activating particles contained therein, thereby increasing the cleaning capability of the washing water circulating in a washing vessel. The annular float is made of closed cell rubber, and surrounds a portion of the body of the casing, thereby permitting the casing to float and ride on the swirling circulation of washing water in the washing vessel. Thus, the water-activating particles can be effectively exposed to circulating washing water to permit their surface activities to be used to their limit in washing.

Abstract: An air freshener includes container which carries a cartridge having a plurality of sections, each of which is filled with a porous material impregnated with a differently scented substance. At least the front wall of the container has an aperture of generally the same shape and size as the cartridge sections. The cartridge may be rotated within the container to selectively bring one of its sections into alignment with the aperture, in order to expose a scented substance in one of the sections to the ambient air contained within a room, causing evaporation of the scented substance and freshening of the room's air. The back wall of the container may also be provided with an aperture, which is in general axial alignment with the front wall aperture, and tape or the like surrounding the aperture, so that the air freshener may be mounted over a vent or the like. In this manner, the fragrant scent will be spread into a room by force rather than by convection.

Abstract: A water charcoal filter is recycled by removing the exhausted charcoal from the plastics container forming the charcoal filter and replacing it with a solid vaporizing substance such as mothballs or a deodorizing substance, closing the lid on the container and placing the lid and body of the container in a holder such as a sheet with cutouts therein. One of the cutouts conforms to the outline of the container while the other cutout is in the form of a hanger.

Abstract: A device for dispensing a vaporizable material including a base adapted to support thereon an air freshener element and adapted to be supported on a pivotable door, a cover supported on the base and cooperating with the base to define an air passage communicating with the air freshener element, guide rails for affording selective movement of the cover relative to the base between a closed position wherein the air passage is substantially obstructed by a baffle and an open position wherein the device promotes passage of a flow of air through the passage during pivotal movement of the door, and detents on the base and cover which cooperate to retain the relative position of the cover and base during pivotal movement of the door.

Abstract: A dispenser for agricultural chemicals generally has a small plastic plate defining an affixing enclosure for fitting the dispenser over or around branches, vines etc. The plate has an opening therein. A container for the chemicals having one unenclosed section is attachable to the plate with the unenclosed section substantially aligned with the opening in the plate for emitting the agricultural chemicals to the environment. The opening in the faceplate can be at least partially surrounded by a raised edge and this edge may contain a lip for securing the container to the plate via a snap or sliding fit. Certain other options include forming the faceplate with small nubs which jut outwards over the opening in the faceplate. When the container is attached to the plate, these nubs prevent the chemical within the container from being jostled loose and also limit the exposed surface area of the contained chemical.

Abstract: A replaceable cartridge for a diffusion device for a volatilizable substance includes a primary control of diffusion rate of the substance into the surrounding atmosphere. The cartridge includes a base and a cover, and a membrane separating the cartridge into two chambers. The membrane has characteristics for controlling the rate of passage of a vaporized form of the substance from a first chamber, wherein the substance is stored, to a second chamber. A vent structure in the cover provides control over diffusion of the vaporized substance to the atmosphere. The diffusion device may include a heater or other catalyst device for imparting energy to the cartridge, thereby to volatilize the substance, and a timing circuit for control of heater operation. Additionally, the device may include a structure to assist proper placement of the cartridge adjacent the catalyst device by sensing at least a partial insertion of the cartridge and by automatically completing the insertion and positioning process thereof.

Abstract: An air freshening device used in conjunction with an air circulation system of a business or residential building for impregnating the air with an aromatic scent. The device comprises a rectangular envelope made out of an air permeable synthetic mesh containing a plurality of aromatic beads. The envelope has a fastener at one corner. It is affixed to the internal conduit of the air circulation system, preferably to the main air filter for the system. As air passes through the air permeable envelope, the aromatic beads volatize, saturating the air with a fragrant scent. The air is then transferred throughout the building via the normal conduit or duct system.

Abstract: A wildlife repellant unit is provided which is constructed of a substantially cylindrical tube having a cavity therein into which chemical repellant is placed, further having a barrier positioned inside the cavity to restrain the chemical wildlife repellant from deteriorating until activation, and further including a pair of openings positioned above the barrier to facilitate movement of air, thereby distributing the repulsive odors of the chemical repellant once the unit is activated. The body of the wildlife repellant unit may be constructed of a strong yet pliable material such as rubber or plastic so that, when it is pressed between the thumb and the forefinger, the barrier can be broken and the wildlife repellent unit activated. A clip is also provided to facilitate attachment of the wildlife repellant unit to a limb of a tree, thereby facilitating use of the wildlife repellant unit.

Abstract: A consumable article for diffusing active volatile substances, in particular perfume, into the ambient atmosphere, the article comprising a support element of shrinkable material, in particular heat shrink material, with the volatile substance being absorbed in the support element. The invention also provides a method of diffusing volatile substances, in particular perfume, by means of an article of this type, and also a device for implementing the method.

Abstract: A two phase floating dispenser for simultaneously dispensing chemicals into two different fluid mediums with the dispenser having a submerged portion and an unsubmerged portion to permit the transfer of materials between the fluid medium that supports the floating dispenser and the submerged portion of the floating dispenser and between the atmosphere surrounding the unsubmerged portion of the floating dispenser and the unsubmerged portion of the floating dispenser so that a user can simultaneously transfer at least two materials between two different fluid mediums.

Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing volatile products present in a gel in which the gel is anchored to the dispenser throughout the perimeter of an emanating surface of the gel from which the volatile products are dispensed. The emanating surface is replenished from a reservoir of gel within the dispenser while the emanating surface remains substantially stable and free of shrinkage as a result of its anchorage to the container. The anchoring means may be a porous material or appropriately shaped flanges and openings adjacent the emanating surface in the structure of the dispenser.

Abstract: Large shipping containers used to hold bulk-packaged commodies, such as hay, can be efficiently fumigated of pests and vermin by means of an apparatus which includes a long, flexible chain or string of gas-permeable, solid fumigant holders, and a long, rigid pole or thrusting member. The holders are joined at predetermined intervals within the string by means of pre-cut lengths of rope or cord and the pole is attached to a distal-most one of the holders and used to thrust the string of holders into the container through its open end and into the headspace above the commodity to be fumigated. The pole is then detached from the string and removed from the container to leave the string in place. The container, is closed, and fumigation is accomplished by permitting the solid fumigant to react with ambient moisture within the container for the static time necessary to produce its toxic gas. After fumigation is complete, the string of holders may be emptied of residue and washed for reuse.

Abstract: An air freshener device (10) is disclosed. The air freshener device (10) includes a cartridge (12) having a housing (16). The housing (16) has a sealed first cavity (26) and a sealed second cavity (28). First fragrance (60) is located within the first cavity (26) and has a first volatility. Second fragrance (62) is located within the second cavity (28) and has a second volatility. First and second cavities (26) and (28) have first and second openings (64) and (66) respectively. First opening (64) is covered by a first removable cover (68) and second opening (66) is covered by a second removable cover (69). Alternatively, a single cover may be used for both openings. When the covers (68) and (69) are removed the fragrances (60) and (62) independently exit their respective cavities (26) and (28). The device (10) includes an outer housing (14) having a front member (70) which includes air passage openings (72). The outer housing (14) has a back member (74) adapted and configured to be mounted on a surface.

Abstract: An air-freshening device including an air-freshening fluid container having a removable cap with a wick support. A fluid-absorbent medium has an exposed surface on the cap and a wick extends through the cap to the fluid-absorbent medium. An outer closure support for the container has a pair of adjustable closure half-shells. Each half-shell has an internal locking arm for engaging the flange of the cap for controlling the air freshener flow out of the device.

Abstract: A container for material such as desiccant, adsorbent, absorbent or the like, including a molded shell made of high density polyethylene having a cylindrical side wall and an end wall and an open end, and a permeable membrane closing the open end by extending over onto the edge of the side wall and being deformed therewith and fused thereto into a frustoconical shape. A method of attaching a membrane across an opening of an annular deformable wall including the steps of placing a disc across the opening with the disc extending outwardly beyond the wall, and deforming the outer edge of the disc and the wall simultaneously by applying heat and pressure thereto to fuse the outer edge of the disc onto the wall. A container having a shell of the above-described type wherein the permeable membrane is secured to the end of the cylindrical side wall, and the overhanging portion of the membrane is sealed to the adjacent edge of the side wall which is deformed into a frustoconical shape.

Abstract: The automobile sun visor with built-in air freshener box has a sun visor body with a hollow container mounted in a recess therein so as to be incorporated in the sun visor body with its upper edges near the surface of the visor body. The hollow container has opposing lateral guideways close to opposing upper edges of the container and is provided with a cover slidably mounted in the lateral guideways. The guideways have extensions extending beyond the container sufficiently to allow for a major portion of the cover to be received in the extensions when the container is opened. The hollow container may also be provided with a number of outwardly directed projecting members which hold an air freshener element and the cover may be provided with holes for emission of a fragrance. Structural reinforcement structure is provided for maintaining an appropriate solidity and rigidity of the extensions of the guideways.

Abstract: A unitized deodorizer for placement in restricted locations where odor control is desirable. The unitized deodorizer includes a portion of conventional sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO.sub.3) or baking soda which is provided with or without a container. In its non-contained form, a unitized deodorizer is compressed or chemically bonded into a substantially solidified unit of selected shapes including round and block. In its contained form, pulverized sodium bicarbonate is provided within a number of containers composed of a variety of materials including plastic, flexibly woven natural or synthetic cloth, or cardboard.

Abstract: Article for scent-sight-range (SSR) use in hunting legal game animals comprising a cover telescopically housing a spike body enclosing a preformed column of absorbent material for saturation with a hunter selected lure liquid.

Abstract: An air freshener in the form of a unitary, molded container having a first partial enclosure and a second partial enclosure integrally formed with a hinge therebetween, the partial enclosures having complementary shapes and adapted to be folded about the hinge and sealed together to form a generally flat, hermetically sealed container. The sealed container is adapted to retain an active, vaporizable substance bearing member. One portion of the sealed container is provided with an integrally formed tear-away tab adapted to be removed by a user prior to use of the air freshener.

Abstract: A visco-elastic delayed actuator and system are provided, including a visco-elastic delayed actuator which includes a restorable and collapsible structure having at least two confronting surfaces and a resilient member interconnecting the surfaces. A visco-elastic delay member including visco-elastic adhesive on at least one of the confronting surfaces of the structure provides a visco-elastic holding force when the confronting surfaces come into mutual contact with the visco-elastic adhesive. The delayed actuator system also includes a support section and an operator member mounted in the support section. A resilient member in the structure biases the operator member in a first state while permitting the operator member to be selectively switched to a second state, thereby initiating a visco-elastic delay period.

Abstract: A battery operated air freshener with a housing having means for mounting the air freshener to a surface such as a wall. A motor inside the housing is electrically connected to a fan and to a battery. A replaceable cartridge with vents defining an air flow path carries a deodorizing substance and a battery. The replaceable cartridge having a receptacle is positioned within the housing such that the battery carried by the cartridge fits between spaced electrical contacts connected to the motor and hence to the fan resulting in air flow through the deodorizing substance. An anti-bootleg device in the housing has at least one prong extending into the cartridge receptacle, whereby a cartridge having an appropriate receptacle to receive the anti-bootleg device fits within the housing such that the battery carried by the cartridge fits between the spaced electrical contacts thereby establishing an electrical circuit to operate the fan.

Abstract: The present invention provides a vandal-proof and theft-resistant deodorant cabinet for use in public facilities and restrooms. The housing of the deodorant cabinet is specifically designed to be removably attached to the frame of the cabinet with a series of lock tabs which are inaccessible such that the housing can only be opened by someone with a special tool. Additionally, the frame is designed to be attached to a wall by screws which are hidden from view even after the housing is removed. These features make the cabinet tamper-proof and theft-resistant while still maintaining its versatility and decorativeness.

Abstract: An air freshener holder is provided and consists of an elongated perforated housing for supporting consumable items therefrom and material located within the housing for giving off a fragrance to the surrounding atmosphere. The consumable items can be a toilet paper roll, a paper towel roll, a bar of soap and facial tissues.

Abstract: Volatile substances such as fragrances, perfumes, deodorizers, room freshener compositions and the like are dispensed in vapor phase from a container holding the substance in liquid phase at room temperature under atmospheric pressure. The container has a window covered with a microporous membrane with an active structure formed from a material having a critical surface tension that is below the surface tension of the liquid substance. The active membrane material has a critical surface tension that is below 22 dynes/cm and preferably below 20 dynes/cm while the surface tension of the liquid is at least 22 dynes/cm. One example is an ultraviolet irradiated polymer composition with 0.2 microns nominal pore size.

Abstract: A sanitary disposable container is set forth wherein the container is formed with a rigid floor with orthogonally and upwardly extending accordion walls wherein the container is extensible to accommodate a predetermined volume of refuse and may be compactly stored when not in use. A reciprocatably slidable lid is mounted to an upper perimeter of the container wherein the lid is provided with a securement strap and further provided with a deodorizing agent formed internally of the lid to be directed into the refuse when the container is utilized.

Abstract: A device for dispensing volatile fragrances comprises a hollow body, and a liquid volatile fragrance contained within the hollow. The liquid volatile fragrance diffuses through a closure member made of a silicone rubber body, to the outer surface where it is volatilized to disperse in the surrounding atmosphere.

Abstract: An aesthetically enhanced carton having an opening in one wall through which the open top of a bag is laced or threaded enabling the bag to be supported and enclosed within the carton while communicating the interior of the bag and the exterior of the carton through a passage extending through the neck of the bag. When used with room fragrant potpourri, the scent of the potpourri is controllably released to the ambient.

Abstract: A deodorizer receiving device which is attachable to an air vent fitting. The device comprises a vent fitting mounting surface and a deodorant holding region supported by the mounting surface. The deodorant holding region is itself ventilated for air dispersal of the deodorant supported in the holding region.

Abstract: A device (10) for use in eliminating malodorous smells from a confined area. The device (10) includes a housing (12) defined by a side-wall (14) and walls (18, 22) closing opposite axial ends (16, 24) thereof. A reservoir (20) is defined within the housing (12) within an annular, interior wall (32). An annular space (38) is defined, thereby, between the interior wall (32) and the side-wall (14) of the housing (12). A porous insert (62) formed of fibrous material is received within the annular space (38). An annular ring of wicking material (64) encircles the insert (62), and a plurality of angularly-spaced, radially-extending spoke-like wicks (68) extend from the reservoir (20) to the ring wicking material (64). Liquid neutralizing agent (34) in the reservoir (20) is conducted from the reservoir (20), through the spoke-like wicks (68) to the ring wicking material (64), and, in turn, to the porous insert (62).

Abstract: A controllable air freshener unit in which a bottle filled with a volatile liquid fragrance is covered by a cap having vent holes therein that are covered by an absorbent membrane formed of microporous material disposed on the underside of the cap. When the bottle is placed in an upright position, the level of liquid is more or less below the cap and the membrane then acts as a barrier to prevent the discharge of fragrance vapor from the vented cap, the unit then being in its switched "off" state. When the bottle is placed in an inverted position raised above a supporting surface to expose the vented cap, the liquid then rests on the membrane and impregnates the pores thereof whereby a fragrance vapor is then wafted into the atmosphere and the unit is in its switched "on" state.

Abstract: An aromatic decorative figure or other object formed of foam plastic material having dispersed throughout its cellular structure a relatively large amount of a volatile liquid fragrance. When the figure is exposed to the atmosphere, it continuously exudes the fragrance for a prolonged period, in the course of which the figure proceeds to shrink as a result of liquid loss, thereby indicating the approaching exhaustion of the fragrance. In one embodiment, the figure is created in situ by injecting a charge of a foam-forming mixture having the liquid fragrance dispersed therein into the cavity of a blister pack whose transparent blister is configured to assume the contours of the desired figure. The injected mixture expands within the cavity to form a figure which conforms to the contours of the blister and is cured therein. The resultant foam-plastic figure is effectively sealed within the pack to prevent the escape of fragrance, the pack also serving to display and protect the figure.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for the evaporation of a solution into the ambient air. The apparatus contains a reservoir having at least one elastic wall; a first compartment outside the reservoir having an opening to the ambient air; a passage which may be intermittently opened and closed, connecting the reservoir to the first compartment; and, an absorbent material placed on a support which is outside both the reservoir and the first compartment, and which is in contact with the first compartment. By exerting pressure on the elastic wall of the reservoir, solution may be transferred from the reservoir to the first compartment through the passage when it is open. The passage is kept closed during the time intervals between intermittent transfers of the solution. The portion of solution which has been transferred to the first compartment is gradually and continuously transferred to the absorbent material for evaporation to the ambient air.

Abstract: A liquid scent deodorant dispenser which has a structural body (20) defining a fill cavity (22) in which a threaded stem closure (24) is rotatably positioned. A fill chamber (30) is in communication with the cavity, as well as a dispensing reservoir (34) and a wick (48) lining an air chamber (38). Liquid scent deodorant is placed in the fill cavity and enters the fill chamber and reservoir where the wick is saturated, allowing accelerated evaporation into a conditioned forced airstream of an automobile or building. The dispenser is attached to a grille or register by the use of either a "U" clip (54), an "S" clip (60), or parallel brackets (62).

Abstract: A device for supporting a combustible package containing a heat-dispersible material and a combustible material while the package is consumed fabricated from a single rectangular sheetmetal blank. The blank includes a center area extending across the width of the blank defined by two spaced-apart center scorelines. End sections which are mirror images of each other extend from the center scoreline to the respective end of the rectangular sheetmetal blank. Each end section includes a rectangular inner portion which is bound on two sides and one end by the outer portion, and on the other end by the center area. The center area is fixedly attached to the one end of the inner portion and to the outer portion. The device is fabricated by folding the inner portions upward into a parallel position to provide a space therebetween for holding a combustible package.

Abstract: An improved odor control device including a source of deodorizing olfactory stimuli, a squirrel cage fan for circulating air carrying the stimuli, an electronic circuit providing a visual indicia relating to the status of the power source. A secondary circuit controls indicia means for indicating the elapse of a predetermined span of time from initilization of control of one such span of time for the purpose of alerting the user to examine and/or replace the olfactory stimuli.

Abstract: A dispenser for broadcasting a scent is particularly useful in connection with insect pheromones, a quantity of volatile pheromone carrying substance is packaged as a solid or gel in a hollow tube. A carrier can be provided for the tube, having a surface to which the tube is to be affixed with the longitudinal axis of the tube substantially parallel to the surface of the carrier, and the tube being disposed directly on the surface of the carrier. The carrier has at least one air circulation opening aligned perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tube and one or more stops preventing relative displacement of the tube and the carrier. Preferably, the carrier is a one piece integrally molded thermoplastic panel, with retaining clasps projecting from a planar body and adapted to bear diametrically inwardly on the tube. The length of the tube and dimensions of the carrier are such that the tube positively remains captive.

Abstract: A self-contained battery-powered room deodorizer including a housing having an inlet portion through which ambient air is drawn into the housing by means of a battery powered fan. The air is passed about a quantity of vaporizable material contained within the housing, and then discharged therefrom into the ambient air carrying the vaporized portion of the product therewith. A replaceable deodorizing material containing cartridge is positionable within the housing, and provides a support well for supporting a replaceable battery, such that the deodorizing material and battery may be separately replaced when either of these items has become expended.