Wick-based liquid emanation system with child-resistant and miniaturization features

A vapor emanation system comprising:

• a housing having a socket portion with a diameter and a plug portion connected to the socket portion;
• a container for containing liquid to be evaporated by heat, the container having a body for storing the liquid and a neck removably threaded to the socket portion of the housing for supporting the container on the housing, the neck having a passage there through and the body having a maximum diameter that is larger than said diameter of the socket portion of the housing, the body extending downwardly from the housing with no part of the housing covering the body so that the entire body is visible below the housing;
• a wick having an upper portion extending through the passage of the neck, and a lower portion extending down into the body of the container for absorbing liquid from the container and for moving the liquid into the upper portion of the wick by capillary action;
• heating means in the housing for heating the upper portion of the wick above the neck to evaporate liquid from the wick;
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• electric blade means connected to the heating means and supported by the plug portion of the housing for being plugged into an electric wall socket for powering the heating means and for supporting the system on the wall.

A vapor emanation system comprising:

• a housing having a socket portion containing a reverse female thread, and a plug portion;
• a container for containing liquid to be evaporated by heat, the contained having a body for storing the liquid and a neck with a reverse male thread, the neck being removably threaded to the socket portion of the housing for supporting the contained on the housing, the body extending downwardly from the housing;
• a wick having an upper portion extending through the passage of the neck, and a lower portion extending down into the body of the contained for absorbing liquid from the contained and for moving the liquid into the upper portion of the wick by capillary action;
• heating means in the housing for heating the upper portion of the wick above the neck to evaporate liquid from the wick;
• electric blade means connected to the heating means and supported by the plug portion of the housing for being plugged into an electric wall socket for powering the heating means and for supporting the system on the wall;
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• a retaining ring fixed in the passage of the neck and having a hole there through, the wick extending through the hole of the retaining ring and a retaining pin extending through the wick below the neck, the retaining pin extending beyond the wick by an amount which precludes upward extraction of the wick from the retaining ring.

A vapor emanation system comprising:

• a housing having a socket portion containing a reverse female thread, and a plug portion;
• a container for containing liquid to be evaporated by heat, the contained having a body for storing the liquid and a neck with a reverse male thread, the neck being removably threaded to the socket portion of the housing for supporting the contained on the housing, the body extending downwardly from the housing;
• a wick having an upper portion extending through the passage of the neck, and a lower portion extending down into the body of the contained for absorbing liquid from the contained and for moving the liquid into the upper portion of the wick by capillary action;
• heating means in the housing for heating the upper portion of the wick above the neck to evaporate liquid from the wick;
• electric blade means connected to the heating means and supported by the plug portion of the housing for being plugged into an electric wall socket for powering the heating means and for supporting the system on the wall;
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• a pin extending radially through the wick below a retaining ring for the wick, the pin being longer in length than a diameter of the hole of the retaining ring for the wick.