Activating a volatile reservoir using a lateral force
AssigneeThe Dial Corporation
InventorsKevin Hafer, James Clark, Matthew Freeborn
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for activating a volatile reservoir using a lateral force. The apparatus includes a container assembly that includes a volatile reservoir sealed to prevent an escape of a volatile where a seal of the volatile reservoir is at least in part formed with an internal barrier. The container assembly has an opening shaped to receive a puncturing end of a wicking assembly. The internal barrier is positioned to break under a lateral force resulting from insertion of the puncturing end of the wicking assembly into the container assembly.
Claims20
A device for activating a volatile reservoir using a lateral force, comprising:
- a container assembly comprising a volatile reservoir sealed to prevent an escape of a volatile where a seal of said volatile reservoir is at least in part formed with an internal barrier;
- said container assembly comprising an opening shaped to receive a puncturing end of a wicking assembly;
- and
- said internal barrier positioned to break under a lateral force resulting from insertion of said puncturing end of said wicking assembly into said container assembly.
A method for activating a volatile reservoir using a lateral force, comprising:
- inserting a puncturing end of a wicking assembly into an opening of a volatile container such that said puncturing end imposes a lateral force on an internal barrier that seals off a volatile reservoir such that said lateral force breaks said internal barrier.
A system for activating a volatile reservoir using a lateral force, comprising:
- a container assembly comprising a volatile reservoir sealed to prevent an escape of a volatile where a seal of said volatile reservoir is at least in part formed with an internal barrier;
- said internal barrier positioned to break under a lateral force resulting from insertion of a puncturing end of a wicking assembly into said container assembly;
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- said wicking assembly being restrained from full insertion into an opening of said container assembly with a removable spacer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.