Fragrance accessories for use with home fashions and consumer products

Abstract

A fragrance accessory kit includes a container defining an open interior and having a lid, and packets that are each formed of a vapor-permeable fabric and are sheet-like in geometry. The vapor-permeable fabric is secured about scented material within each of the packets, which are stacked within the container. A fragrance accessory system includes a fragrance accessory, including a packet formed of a vapor-permeable fabric secured about a portion of scented material. The consumer product can removably receive the fragrance accessory such that the portion of scented material provides a scent for the consumer product. A method of implementing a fragrance accessory includes securing scented material within a packet formed of a vapor-permeable fabric. The method further includes configuring the consumer product to removably receive the packet.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A fragrance accessory kit, comprising
 a container defining an open interior and having a lid to enclose the interior;   a plurality of packets that are each formed of a vapor-permeable fabric, wherein each packet is sheet-like in geometry; and   a scented material disposed within each of the packets,
 the vapor-permeable fabric being secured about the scented material as to prevent escape of the scented material from the packet; and 
   wherein the packets are stacked adjacent each other within the container.   
     
     
         2 . The fragrance accessory kit of  claim 1 , wherein the scented material comprises a plurality of scented beads. 
     
     
         3 . The fragrance accessory kit of  claim 2 , wherein each of the plurality of scented beads comprises a mixture of ethylene vinyl acetate and a fragrance. 
     
     
         4 . The fragrance accessory kit of  claim 2 , wherein each of the plurality of scented beads is between 1/16 inch and ½ inch in longest dimension, and the plurality of scented beads comprises 20 to 1000 beads, such that the packets are sheet-like in geometry. 
     
     
         5 . The fragrance accessory kit of  claim 1 , the vapor-permeable fabric comprising one of acetate, acrylic, cotton, linen, olefin, polyester, rayon, silk and wool. 
     
     
         6 . A fragrance accessory system, comprising:
 a fragrance accessory, comprising
 a packet formed of a vapor-permeable fabric, and 
 a portion of scented material, the vapor-permeable fabric being secured about the scented material as to prevent escape of the scented material from the packet; and 
   a consumer product that is configured to removably retain the fragrance accessory such that the portion of scented material provides a scent for the consumer product.   
     
     
         7 . The fragrance accessory system of  claim 6 , the portion of scented material comprising a plurality of scented beads. 
     
     
         8 . The fragrance accessory system of  claim 7 , each of the plurality of scented beads comprising a mixture of ethylene vinyl acetate and a fragrance. 
     
     
         9 . The fragrance accessory system of  claim 6 , the vapor-permeable fabric comprising one of acetate, acrylic, cotton, linen, olefin, polyester, rayon, silk and wool. 
     
     
         10 . The fragrance accessory system of  claim 6 , the consumer product further comprising a pocket formed of a vapor-permeable fabric, the pocket being configured to removably retain the packet. 
     
     
         11 . The fragrance accessory system of  claim 10 , wherein the pocket is an inner product disposed within an outer pocket formed by the consumer product, and further comprising a pillow disposed within the outer pocket. 
     
     
         12 . The fragrance accessory system of  claim 10 , wherein the pocket retains the packet by means of a hook and loop fastener. 
     
     
         13 . The fragrance accessory system of  claim 10 , the consumer product being an open vessel that receives the fragrance accessory by placement of the fragrance accessory within the open vessel, and retains the fragrance accessory by means of gravity. 
     
     
         14 . The fragrance accessory system of  claim 10 , wherein the consumer product is a first one of a plurality of consumer products, and further comprising others of the plurality of consumer products, wherein each one of the plurality of consumer products is configured to removably retain the fragrance accessory. 
     
     
         15 . A method of implementing a fragrance accessory for use with a consumer product, comprising:
 securing a scented material within a packet so as to prevent escape of the scented material from the packet, the packet comprising a vapor-permeable fabric and forming the fragrance accessory; and   configuring the consumer product to removably receive the fragrance accessory.   
     
     
         16 . The method of implementing a fragrance accessory for use with a consumer product of  claim 15 ,
 wherein the scented material is a first portion of scented material, the packet is one of a plurality of packets and the consumer product is one of a plurality of consumer product types;   and further comprising:   securing further portions of the scented material into ones of the plurality of packets, each of the plurality of packets comprising an identical shape and size, and   configuring each of the plurality of the consumer product types to removably receive the identically shaped and sized packets.   
     
     
         17 . The method of implementing a fragrance accessory for use with a consumer product of  claim 16 , further comprising marketing multiple ones of the plurality of packets within a single retail package. 
     
     
         18 . The method of implementing a fragrance accessory for use with a consumer product of  claim 17 , further comprising marketing the plurality of consumer product types at the same location as the single retail package. 
     
     
         19 . The method of implementing a fragrance accessory for use with a consumer product of  claim 18 ,
 wherein the scented material is a first scented material having a first scent, the fragrance accessory is a first fragrance accessory, the packet is a first packet, the plurality of packets is a first plurality of packets, and the single retail package is a first retail package;   and further comprising:   securing a second scented material within a second packet so as to prevent escape of the second scented material from the second packet, the second packet comprising a vapor-permeable fabric and forming a second fragrance accessory, the second scented material having a different scent than the first scented material;   securing further portions of the second scented material into ones of a second plurality of packets, each of the second plurality of packets comprising the identical shape and size as the first plurality of packets;   stacking the second plurality of packets within a second retail package, each of the first and second retail packages having means for providing prospective customers with scent samples; and   marketing the first and second retail packages at the same location.