Device for emitting volatile compositions while reducing surface deposition and improving scent noticeability
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsFernando Ray Tollens, Jarnes Robert Tinlin, Arthur Hampton Neergaard, William Paul Mahoney, III, Steven Louis Diersing
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Abstract
A device for emitting volatile compositions comprising a capillary element, a channel in fluid communication with the capillary element, an emitting orifice having a forward tilt from about +5 degrees to less than about +90 degrees, and a decoupled piezoelectric actuator for emitting the volatile composition through the emitting orifice. In some embodiments, the device is a plug-in air freshener and reduces surface deposition and improves scent noticeability through improved containment of perfumes during the rest period.
Claims15
A device for emitting a volatile composition comprising:
- a housing having an x-direction, a y-direction perpendicular to said x-direction, a horizontal x-y plane defined by said x-direction and said y-direction, a z-direction perpendicular to said x-y plane;
- at least two containers each of said two containers containing a different volatile composition;
- a capillary element positioned at least partially within said container;
- a channel in fluid communication with said capillary element;
- an emitting orifice positioned upstream from said channel, said emitting orifice having a forward tilt from about +5 degrees to less than about +90 degrees;
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- a decoupled piezoelectric actuator for emitting said volatile composition through said emitting orifice.
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