US Patent 7631814 Portable sports equipment scent dispersion apparatus

An apparatus and method for dispensing air freshening odors for enhancing the drying and deodorizing of clothing and sporting equipment not easily laundered. A two-piece housing forms spherical structure retaining a aromatic element inside. Dispensing of the air freshening odors is activated by the air flow past the aromatic element for masking and neutralizing odors. The two-piece housing having a top portion and a bottom portion, each hemispherical shaped and interconnected to permit the bottom portion to be rotated relative to the top portion, opening and closing an orifice controlling the amount of scent released.