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US 11,684,935 B2Granted
Aromatic fog generator for bathing environments
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsKenneth L. Stout, Stephen J. Bowen
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Abstract
A fog generator assembly includes a water vapor generator, a fragrance dispenser, and a mixing element fluidly coupled to the water generator and the fragrance dispenser. The mixing element is configured to mix a fog of water vapor from the water vapor generator with a fragrance from the fragrance dispenser to produce an aromatic fog.
Claims17
A fog generator assembly, comprising:
- a housing;
- a fragrance dispenser coupled to the housing, the fragrance dispenser comprising an inlet opening and a plurality of fluid containing chambers downstream from the inlet opening;
- an air displacement device disposed downstream from the fragrance dispenser and configured to draw air across at least one of the plurality of fluid containing chambers and into the housing to produce a fragrance;
- a flow control manifold that is fluidly coupled to each of the fluid containing chambers;
- and
- a valve member coupled to the flow control manifold, the valve member configured to selectively control a flow of the air across the plurality of fluid containing chambers.
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A bathing system, comprising:
- a bath;
- and
- a faucet assembly disposed adjacent the bath, the faucet assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a fragrance dispenser coupled to the housing and configured to dispense a fragrance into the housing;
- a faucet coupled to the housing and configured to dispense water into the bath;
- and
- a water vapor generator coupled to the housing and configured to produce a fog of water vapor, wherein the housing includes a mixing portion, the mixing portion configured to mix the fragrance with the fog of water vapor to produce an aromatic fog.
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A bathing system, comprising:
- a bath;
- and
- a faucet assembly disposed adjacent the bath, the faucet assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a fragrance dispenser coupled to the housing and configured to dispense a fragrance into the housing;
- and
- a faucet coupled to the housing and configured to dispense water into the bath, wherein the fragrance dispenser comprises a plurality of fluid containing chambers, further comprising a flow control manifold that is fluidly coupled to each of the plurality of fluid containing chambers, and wherein the flow control manifold is configured to selectively control a flow of air across each of the plurality of fluid containing chambers.
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A bathing system, comprising:
- a bath;
- and
- a faucet assembly disposed adjacent the bath, the faucet assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a fragrance dispenser coupled to the housing and configured to dispense a fragrance into the housing;
- a faucet coupled to the housing and configured to dispense water into the bath;
- and
- a light source, wherein the faucet assembly is configured to coordinate the release of the fragrance with light emitted from the light source.
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A fragrance dispenser, comprising:
- a plurality of fluid containing chambers;
- an air displacement device configured to draw air across at least one of the plurality of fluid containing chambers;
- a valve member fluidly coupled to the plurality of fluid containing chambers and configured to selectively fluidly couple at least one of the plurality of fluid containing chambers to the air displacement device;
- and
- a flow control manifold coupled to the valve member, the flow control manifold configured to permit the air to flow across at least two of the plurality of fluid containing chambers from the fragrance dispenser at the same time to form an aromatic mixture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.