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Container for holding a volatile material and a wick

US8733670B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC. · US

Inventors

Kara L. Lakatos · Racine, US
Ralph Schwarz · Ingolstadt, DE
Tyler D. Duston · Evanston, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 24, 2010
Grant date	May 27, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 12, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA01M2200/012
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A wick assembly for use in a dispenser for a volatile liquid includes a wick having an external surface and a discontinuity in the surface providing a location in the wick of less resistance to a force applied to the wick than a location adjacent to the discontinuity. In one embodiment, the wick is adapted to be positioned to extend from an inside of a container, through an opening defined in the container, to an outside of the container, and the wick is formed such that a portion of the wick will block the opening when the wick is broken at the discontinuity.

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