Claims
- 1. A refill for a liquid air freshener or insecticide device comprising a cartridge containing a volatile liquid composition to be evaporated and a porous pad positioned, in use, beneath a lower face of the cartridge to receive the liquid composition as it is slowly released from the cartridge, wherein the porous pad is a part of a sheet of material which is folded to at least partially surround the cartridge.
- 2. A refill according to claim 1, wherein a frame of rigid material is attached to the cartridge and the sheet of material is attached to the frame.
- 3. A refill according to claim 2, wherein the frame and sheet are provided as a sub-assembly in which the frame has a foldable configuration with at least some of the fold lines corresponding to fold lines on the sheet.
- 4. A refill according to claims 1, 2 or 3, wherein the sheet of material comprises the porous pad, a rear panel and two side panels which are folded inwardly towards one another from opposite sides of the rear panel.
- 5. A refill according to claim 4, wherein the porous pad is foldably attached to a bottom edge of the rear panel.
- 6. A refill according to claim 4, wherein the porous pad is attached to one or both bottom edges of the side panels.
- 7. An air freshener or insecticide device having a housing adapted to accommodate a refill according to claim 1.
- 8. An air freshener or insecticide device having a housing adapted to accommodate a refill according to claim 4.
- 9. An air freshener or insecticide which comprises a housing containing a refill according to claim 1.
- 10. An air freshener or insecticide device which comprises a housing containing a refill according to claim 4.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/989,294 filed on Nov. 20, 2001.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
09989294 |
Nov 2001 |
US |
Child |
10086511 |
Mar 2002 |
US |