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US 2017/0319734 A1Published application
Volatile composition dispenser with guiding mechanism
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsStefano DEFLORIAN, Walter SORDO, Stefano BALDESSARI, Ricard Tomas VILARRASA
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Abstract
There is a volatile composition dispenser comprising a housing having a rear fram, a rupturable cartridge disposed within the housing and a button for rupturing the cartridge. The volatile composition dispenser further comprises a guiding mechanism for guiding movement of the button from a first position to a second position when the button is pressed.
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A volatile composition dispenser comprising:
- a housing comprising a rear frame having a frame opening and a longitudinal axis extending centrally within said opening;
- a rupturable cartridge placed within said housing;
- an inner wall extending from the frame opening, wherein the inner wall has a proximal end at a periphery of the opening and a distal end;
- a push button movably disposed within the frame opening for rupturing the cartridge, wherein the push button includes a button body and is axially movable along and rotatable about the longitudinal axis at a rotation angle, β (degrees);
- a cam guide disposed on the inner wall or the button body, wherein the cam guide comprises a cam angle, α (degrees) relative to a cylindrical axis of the inner wall or the button body, wherein α>β;
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- a protrusion disposed on the other of the inner wall or the button body wherein the protrusion is engaged with the cam guide in response to the axial movement of the button when pushed.
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A method of activating a volatile composition dispenser, the method comprising:
- providing a volatile composition dispenser comprising:
- a housing comprising a rear frame having a frame opening and a longitudinal axis disposed centrally within said opening and a rupturable cartridge placed within said housing;
- an inner wall extending from the frame opening, wherein the inner wall has a proximal end at a periphery of the opening and a distal end;
- moving a push button axially movable along the longitudinal axis;
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- guiding movement of the push button through engaging a protrusion disposed on the other of the inner wall or the button body with a cam guide disposed on the inner wall or the button body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.