Electric insecticidal apparatus

An electric insecticidal apparatus comprising:

• a vessel for storing insecticidal solution, which is oriented in a direction in use;
• a heating chamber in which the vessel is mounted, said heating chamber containing a heating element;
• a wick for drawing up the insecticidal solution in the vessel, said wick being provided in the vessel such that the insecticidal solution drawn up by the wick is heated and vaporized by the heating element;
• an inlet provided at an upper portion of the heating chamber for inserting the vessel into the heating chamber, said heating chamber including a lid for opening or closing the inlet, said lid containing the heating element disposed therein, whereby the vessel is downwardly inserted into the heating chamber through the inlet by orienting the vessel in the proper direction;
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• a wick holder operatively associated with the heating element for holding the wick from above at a predetermined position such that the wick confronts the heating element of the heating chamber at a predetermined distance from the heating element;
• wherein by closing the lid after the vessel has been inserted into the heating chamber, the wick is held at the predetermined position by the wick holder so as to confront the heating element at the predetermined distance from the heating element.