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US 7,734,159 B2Granted
Dispersion device for dispersing multiple volatile materials
AssigneeS.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
InventorsRene Maurice Beland, Hermann Neumann, Jose Porchia
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Abstract
A dispersion device for dispersing volatile materials includes a housing and a plurality of receptacles containing volatile material therein. The device also includes a means for generating or permitting two or more airflows that exit the housing and a switch for adjusting the airflows with respect to speed or path. The plurality of receptacles is connected to the housing such that a portion of the volatile material can be placed into one or more airflows.
Claims11
A dispersion device for dispersing a volatile material, comprising:
- a housing;
- a plurality of receptacles each containing a volatile material therein and wicks in contact with the volatile materials and extending from the receptacles;
- means for generating two or more airflows that exit the housing;
- a switch for adjusting the airflows with respect to speed or path,
- wherein the plurality of receptacles is connected to the housing such that a portion of each of the volatile material can be placed into one or more airflows;
- and
- at least one toroidal shaped heating element surrounding at least one of the wicks, the toroidal shaped heating element being adjustable to move closer or farther away from the at least one of the wicks,
- wherein the heating element is adjustable along a horizontal plane.
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