a scented silicone media with a long lasting , embedded scent has been developed . the scented media may be used by hunters as an attractant for game or alternatively as a mechanism for masking the scent of the hunter . fishermen may also use the media as a supplemental attractant for a lure that is formed either partially or wholly out of the media . additionally , other types of deodorant scents may be used in the scented media for applications in homes , vehicles , commercial establishments , etc . the scented media has a base material of polydimethlysiloxane which is commonly referred to as “ silicone ”. the base material , typically in the form of a liquid or gel , is mixed with a scented material such as a liquid concentrate . the final scented media is then allowed to cure or set in the desired form . in some embodiments , the scented media is pored into a mold in order be cured into a desired shape . for example , hunting scents may be cast in the form of leaves for the purpose of camouflage . also , a scented fishing lure may be cast in the form of soft plastic bait while deodorant scents may be cast in the form of decorations such as flowers , etc . in other embodiments , other suitable elastomers such as polyurethane could be used as a base material . polyurethane elastomers are one member of a large family of elastic polymers called rubber . polyurethane may be a liquid that can be molded into any shape or size . it is formed by reacting a polyol ( an alcohol with more than two reactive hydroxyl groups per molecule ) with a diisocyanate or a polymeric isocyanate in the presence of suitable catalysts and additives . the chemical formula for polyurethane is : c 3 h 8 n 2 o . a wide variety of diisocyanates and polyols can be used to produce polyurethane in alternative embodiments . it should be understood that the term “ polyurethane ” includes a wide variety of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers that are manufactured differently and may have different performance characteristics . fig1 shows a flow chart of the steps for making a scent media in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention . the first step is making a liquid silicone solution . this can be done from materials that are well known to one of ordinary skill in the art . typically , the liquid silicone is form by mixing several liquid components . next , silicone oil is added to the mixture . in this embodiment , the amount of silicone oil that is added is 10 % ( by weight ) of the liquid silicone . next , the scented material is added . this material may be a liquid concentrate of the desired scent . the amount of scented material that is added is 5 - 40 % ( by volume ) of the mixture . for hunting scent media , 15 % ( by volume ) of a liquid concentrate has yielded good results . now , the material is ready to cure . typically , the material may cure in 15 - 30 minutes at 180 ° f . or in 24 hours at room temperature . however , the material may still be pliable and capable of being molded for 20 minutes after mixing the last ingredients . if additional time is needed before curing the mixture , an inhibitor may be added to length the total cure time . while the example described in fig1 uses silicone , it should be understood that other base elastomeric materials such as polyurethane could be used instead of silicone . the mixtures and recipes of other materials would vary according to their specific properties . it should be understood that a wide variety of scented materials could be used for attractants or masking scents in both fish and game applications . this is also true for deodorants used in consumer applications as well . the advantage of the present invention is that the scented media holds the scent for a great length of time . the scent that is mixed with the media is resistant to evaporation . additionally , the scent is resistant to dilution from exposure to weather conditions such as rain or snow . testing of the scented media as disclosed has shown no perceptible loss of scent intensity after one year of use under varying conditions . while the invention has been described with respect to a limited number of embodiments , those skilled in the art , having benefit of this disclosure , will appreciate that other embodiments can be devised which do not depart from the scope of the invention as disclosed here . accordingly , the scope of the invention should be limited only by the attached claims .
a scent media that uses silicone or other elastomeric material as a base component has been developed . the method for making a scented media , includes forming an elastomeric material and then adding a scented material to the elastomeric material to form the scented media . finally the scented media is cured for a specified time based on the desired characteristics for the media .