Vapor diffusing device
US7883028B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L9/127
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device adapted to provide volatile liquid material to an atmosphere, comprising a reservoir containing volatile liquid material, a rod-like transfer member extending therefrom and adapted to transfer liquid from the reservoir, and at least one diffusion surface adapted to receive the liquid from the transfer member and facilitate its evaporation into the atmosphere, the diffusion surface extending essentially laterally from the transfer member and comprising at least one non-integral, non-porous sheet bearing a surface capillarity, which sheet has an extent and a capillarity sufficient to allow an appropriate evaporation. The device is cheap and easy to construct, versatile and diffuses odor without major changes of the odor over time.
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