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US 9,814,797 B2Granted
Activating volatile dispensing devices
AssigneeHenkel IP & Holding GmbH
InventorsKevin Hafer, James Clark, Matthew Freeborn
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for activating a volatile dispensing device. The apparatus includes a puncturing mechanism formed between a first portion and a second portion of an activation arm and the puncturing mechanism being shaped to move laterally to puncture a volatile container as a compressive load is applied to the activation arm through the first and second portions.
Claims8
A device for activating a volatile dispensing device, comprising:
- a puncturing mechanism formed between a first portion and a second portion of an activation arm;
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- said puncturing mechanism being shaped to move laterally to puncture a volatile container as a compressive load is applied to said activation arm through said first and second portions, wherein said second portion is positioned within a reservoir between a volatile container and a base portion of a wick, wherein a volatile composition from said volatile container is released into said reservoir upon activation of said puncturing mechanism.
A system for activating a volatile dispensing device, comprising:
- a base end of a wick and a volatile container of a volatile composition positioned within a reservoir covered with an outer housing;
- a puncturing mechanism formed between a first portion and a second portion of an activation arm where said first portion is spaced apart from an outer housing with a removable spacer and said second portion is in contact with a floor of said reservoir;
- wherein said puncturing mechanism is shaped to move laterally to puncture said volatile container as a compressive load is applied to said activation arm through said first and second portions when said removable spacer is removed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.