Systems, Devices, and/or Methods for Managing Pest Control
OwnerStephen G. Hauser, Glenn W. Willoughby +4inventors
InventorsStephen G. Hauser, Glenn W. Willoughby, Matt Wallace, Jim Jernigan, Rodger Thomason, Paul Maguire
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Abstract
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system comprising a tub, a cover, a wick, and a diffuser cap. The tub defines a cavity. The tub is constructed to hold a liquid in the cavity. The tub comprises a top ring. The cover is constructed to be coupled to the top ring of the tub. The cover defines an aperture. The wick is constructed to convey a liquid via diffusion. The diffuser cap comprises a central stem. The central stem is constructed to engage with the wick. The diffuser cap is constructed to vent vapor conveyed to the diffuser cap via the wick.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a tub having a liquid enclosed in a first portion thereof, the tub including a second portion thereof including a breakaway membrane for accessing the liquid;
- a diffuser cap having a hollow central stem with a pointed end at a first end thereof and a vented top component at a second end thereof, wherein an exterior wall of the hollow central stem includes ribs defined thereon, wherein the ribs slidably and removably engage with multiple slots on an interior wall of the second portion of the tub when the diffuser cap is inserted therein, and further wherein the hollow central stem includes openings through the exterior and interior wall thereof;
- a wick inserted into the hollow central stem, wherein when the diffuser cap is engaged with the second portion of the tub, the pointed end of the hollow central stem punctures the breakaway membrane thereby introducing the liquid from the tub to the wick;
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- whereby vapor from the liquid is vented from the wick through the openings in the hollow central stem and out through the vented top.
A system comprising:
- a tub having a liquid enclosed in a first portion thereof and a second portion thereof including a breakaway membrane for accessing the liquid;
- a diffuser cap having a hollow central stem with a pointed end at a first end thereof and a vented top component at a second end thereof, the diffuser cap including first means for engaging with second means of the second portion of the tub at a first position when the diffuser cap is inserted into the second portion of the tub, wherein the liquid remains enclosed in the first portion of the tub, and at a second position, wherein the liquid is released from the first portion of the tub;
- a wick inserted into the hollow central stem, wherein when the diffuser cap is engaged with the second portion of the tub, the pointed end of the hollow central stem punctures the breakaway membrane thereby introducing the liquid from the tub to the wick;
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- whereby vapor from the liquid is vented from the wick through third means in the hollow central stem and out through the vented top.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.