Dispenser for odor control agent
AssigneeSteiner American Corporation
InventorRobert L. Steiner
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AssigneeSteiner American Corporation
InventorRobert L. Steiner
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A dispenser for odor control agents comprising a generally cylindrical housing having air openings therein adjacent to each end thereof and including a base, a fan mounted on the base for drawing air through the openings adjacent to one end of the housing to establish an air stream through the housing, a cartridge removably mounted on the base and including a compartment for receiving an odor control agent, a duct for directing the air stream through the compartment past the odor control agent and out through the openings adjacent to the other end of the housing, a cover shiftably mounted on the base and movable between a closed position and an open position wherein the fan and the cartridge are accessible for removal and servicing, and an air controller in the path of the air stream including two apertured members shiftable so as to align the apertures to provide maximum flow of air or to place the apertures in substantial non-alignment to block the flow of air.
A dispenser for odor control agents comprising a housing having air intake openings and air discharge openings therein and including a base, a fan mounted on said base for drawing air through said air intake openings to establish an air stream through said housing, a cartridge removably mounted on said base and including a compartment for receiving an odor control agent therein, duct means for directing the air stream of said fan through said compartment past the odor control agent therein and out through the air discharge openings, and a cover for said base shiftably mounted with respect thereto for movement while mounted between a closed operating position and an open servicing position, said cover in the closed position thereof cooperating with said base to enclose said fan and said cartridge, said cover in the open position thereof rendering said fan and said cartridge accessible for removal and replacement and servicing, said housing and said fan and said cartridge being constructed and arranged so that the dispenser is operable in all orientations of said housing.
A dispenser for odor control agents comprising a housing having air intake openings and air discharge openings therein and including a base, a fan mounted on said base for drawing air through said air intake openings to establish and air stream through said housing, a cartridge removably mounted on said base and including a compartment for receiving an odor control agent therein, duct means for directing the air stream of said fan through said compartment past the odor control agent therein and out through said air discharge openings, a cover for said base shiftably mounted with respect thereto for movement while mounted between a closed operating position and an open servicing position, said cover in the closed position thereof cooperating with said base to enclose said fan and said cartridge, said cover in the open position thereof rendering said fan and said cartridge accessible for removal and replacement and servicing, and an air controller disposed in the path of the air stream of said fan and including a first apertured member fixedly mounted with respect to said housing and a second apertured member shiftable with respect to said housing and with respect to said first member, said members of said air controller in a first position thereof having the apertures thereof in alignment to provide for maximum flow of the air stream therethrough and said members in a second position thereof having the apertures thereof in substantial non-alignment substantially to block the flow of the air stream therethrough and said members having a plurality of intermediate positions between the first and second positions selectively to adjust the flow of the air stream therethrough, said housing and said fan and said cartridge and said air controller being constructed and arranged so that the dispenser is operable in all orientations of said housing.
A dispenser for odor control agents comprising a housing having air intake openings and air discharge openings therein and including a base, a fan mounted on said base for drawing air through said air intake openings to establish an air stream through said housing, a cartridge removably mounted on said base and including a compartment for receiving an odor control agent therein, duct means for directing the air stream of said fan through said compartment past the odor control agent therein and out through said air discharge openings, a cover for said base shiftably mounted with respect thereto for movement while mounted between a closed operating position and an open servicing position, said cover in the closed position thereof cooperating with said base to enclose said fan and said cartridge, said cover in the open position thereof rendering said fan and said cartridge accessible for removal and replacement and servicing, and an air controller disposed in the path of flow of the air stream of said fan and including a first member having apertures therein and disposed in the end of said duct means adjacent to the air intake openings in said housing and a second member having apertures therein and mounted adjacent to said first member and shiftable with respect thereto, said members of said air controller in a first position thereof having the apertures thereof in alignment to provide for maximum flow of the air stream therethrough and said members in a second position thereof having the apertures thereof in substantial non-alignment substantially to block the flow of the air stream therethrough and said members having a plurality of intermediate positions between said first and second positions selectively to adjust the flow of the air stream therethrough, said housing and said fan and said cartridge and said air controller being constructed and arranged so that the deodorant dispenser is operable in all orientations of said housing.
A dispenser for odor control agents comprising a housing having air intake openings and air discharge openings therein and including a base, a fan mounted on said base for drawing air through said air intake openings to establish an air stream through said housing, a cartridge removably mounted on said base and including a compartment for receiving an odor control agent therein, duct means for directing the air stream of said fan through said compartment past the odor control agent therein and out through said air discharge openings, a cover for said base shiftably mounted with respect thereto for movement while mounted between a closed operating position and an open servicing position, said cover in the closed position thereof cooperating with said base to enclose said fan and said cartridge, said cover in the open position thereof rendering said fan and said cartridge accessible for removal and replacement and servicing, and an air controller disposed in the path of the air stream of said fan, said cover and said air controller having apertures therein such that when said air controller is in a first position thereof said apertures are in alignment to provide for maximum flow of the air stream therethrough and such that when said air controller is in a second position thereof said apertures are in substantial non-alignment substantially to block the flow of the air stream therethrough and such that when said air controller is in one of a plaurality of intermediate positions between said first and second positions said apertures are in partial alignment to adjust the flow of the air stream of said fan therethrough, said housing and said fan and said cartridge and said air controller being constructed and arranged so that the deodorant dispenser is operable in all orientations of said housing.
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