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US 10,307,774 B2Granted
Automatic fragrance dispensing
OwnerShai Finkmaninventor
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Abstract
An automatic fragrance dispenser, comprising: a mechanism compartment comprising a water operated actuator fluidically connected between a water supply pipe and a water exit pipe, wherein the propeller turns as a result of water flow through it; and a fragrant substance compartment containing a fragrant substance, wherein turning of the propeller is coupled to dispensing the fragrant substance.
Claims18
An automatic fragrance dispenser, comprising:
- a mechanism compartment comprising a water operated actuator fluidically connected between a water supply pipe and a water exit pipe, wherein the water operated actuator is actuated as a result of water flow through it;
- a fragrant substance compartment containing a fragrant substance, wherein turning of the water operated actuator is coupled to dispensing the fragrant substance;
- an elastic element coupled to the water operated actuator;
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- a movable surface positioned between the fragrant substance compartment and the mechanism compartment, adjacent to the elastic element.
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An automatic fragrance dispenser comprising:
- a mechanism compartment comprising a water operated actuator fluidically connected between a water supply pipe and a water exit pipe, wherein the water operated actuator is actuated as a result of water flow through it;
- a fragrant substance compartment containing a fragrant substance, wherein turning of the water operated actuator is coupled to dispensing the fragrant substance;
- a power generator electrically coupled to the water operated actuator;
- a capacitor having a predetermined capacity electrically coupled to the power generator, and
- a nozzle connected to the fragrant substance compartment, and operably connected to the capacitor.
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A method for automatically dispensing fragrance, comprising:
- actuating a water operated actuator;
- coupling the actuator to dispense a fragrant -substance;
- turning the water operated actuator by flowing water through the water operated actuator;
- compressing an elastic member coupled to the water operated actuator by turning the water operated actuator;
- releasing the elastic element once a predetermined amount of compression is forced onto the elastic element;
- moving a movable surface positioned adjacent to the elastic member by the release of the elastic member;
- decreasing the volume of a fragrant substance compartment positioned adjacent to the movable surface by the moving of the movable surface;
- increasing the pressure in the fragrant substance compartment by decreasing the volume of the fragrant substance compartment, and
- dispensing an amount of fragrant substance from the fragrant substance compartment through a nozzle connected to the fragrant substance compartment, by increasing the pressure in the fragrant substance compartment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.