Heated fluid dispenser
AssigneeDekko Technologies, Inc.
InventorsTerry L. Hygema, Larry R. Wolf
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Abstract
A heated fluid dispensing system including a heated dispenser and a docking element. The heated dispenser includes a housing with a docking interface, a channel heat exchanger disposed in the housing and an electrical heater associated with the channel heat exchanger. The channel heat exchanger has a channel in fluid communication with a valve on an aerosol can. The docking element includes a flange and a housing interface, the flange attachable to a cap ring on an aerosol can, the housing interface is both releasably attachable to and actuatable with the docking interface.
Claims31
A heated fluid dispenser system, comprising:
- an aerosol container including a locating feature and a valve;
- a heated dispenser including:
- a housing including a docking interface;
- a heat exchanger disposed in said housing, said heat exchanger including a heat exhanger channel in fluid communication with said valve;
- and
- an electrical heater associated with said heat exchanger;
- and
- a docking element including a flange and a housing interface, said flange attached to said locating feature, said housing interface both releasably attached to and actuatable with said docking interface.
A heated fluid dispenser for use with an aerosol container including a locating feature and a valve, said heated fluid dispenser comprising:
- a heated dispenser including:
- a housing including a docking interface;
- a heat exchanger disposed in said housing, said heat exchanger including a beat exchanger channel for fluid communication with the valve;
- and
- an electrical heater associated with said heat exchanger;
- and
- a docking element including a flange and a housing interface, said flange attachable to the locating feature, said housing interface both releasably attachable to and actuatable with said docking interface.
A method of heating a fluid exiting an aerosol container, comprising the steps of:
- attaching a docking element to the aerosol container;
- connecting a heated dispenser to a source of power for a predetermined time;
- removing said heated dispenser from said source of power;
- attaching said heated dispenser to said docking element;
- actuating said heated dispenser respective to said docking element;
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- simultaneously heating and dispensing the fluid through said heated dispenser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.