US 11,859,891 B2
Appliance air freshener
Josh Hanson, Huntersville, NC (US); Ramesh Subramanian, Charlotte, NC (US); Eric Hitchcock, Harrisburg, NC (US); Brent Curtis, Terrell, NC (US); and Belinda Zhang, Atlanta, GA (US)
Assigned to Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Jul. 17, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/514,365.
Prior Publication US 2021/0018247 A1, Jan. 21, 2021
Int. Cl. F25D 17/04 (2006.01); A61L 9/12 (2006.01); A61L 9/01 (2006.01); A61L 9/14 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 17/042 (2013.01) [A61L 9/12 (2013.01); A61L 9/01 (2013.01); A61L 9/14 (2013.01); A61L 2209/14 (2013.01); A61L 2209/15 (2013.01); F25D 2317/0415 (2013.01)] 47 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
18. An appliance air freshener comprising:
a frame defining:
an enclosure having a first face defining a first inner surface, a second face opposite and spaced from the first face and defining a second inner surface facing the first inner surface, and a sidewall extending from the first inner surface to the second inner surface, with the sidewall defining an outer perimeter of the enclosure and the first face and the second face defining spaced apart opposite walls of the enclosure, and
a passage located within and spaced from the outer perimeter and extending along a passage axis from the first face to the second face, wherein the passage comprises a first planar wall extending between the first face and the second face, and a second planar wall extending between the first face and the second face, and wherein the second planar wall faces and is parallel to the first planar wall; and
an air freshener medium located within the enclosure.