Wick-based liquid emanation system with child-resistant overcap

A child-resistant, wick-based liquid emanation system comprising:

• a container capable of containing liquid;
• a unitary, hollow spout projecting from said container, said spout having a closed tip, separable from the spout;
• and
• a wick partially disposed within said container and having an extended portion extending into said spout, said spout closely conforming to the shape and size of said wick,
• wherein said system is activated by separating said tip from said spout.

A child-resistant overcap for use with a wick-based liquid emanation system, the system including (i) a container having an opening and (ii) a wick partially disposed within the container and having an extended portion extending through the container opening, said overcap comprising:

• a closed tip, separable from the overcap;
• an open base being attachable to the container to cover the container opening, wherein said overcap encases the extended portion of the wick when said base is attached over the container opening, said overcap closely conforming to the shape and size of said wick;
• and
• a retainer for obstructing complete removal of the wick from the container through said overcap after said tip is separated from said overcap.

A wick-based liquid emanation system comprising:

• a container capable of containing liquid, the container having an opening;
• a wick partially disposed within the container and having an extended portion extending through the opening of the container;
• and
• an overcap including:
• (i) a pervious cage encasing the extended portion of the wick, the pervious cage having (a) an open base portion that is attached to the container to cover the opening, and (b) a distal portion, opposite from the base portion, having an opening through which the wick can be exposed to the atmosphere, the pervious cage having an interior surface that closely conforms to the shape and size of the wick;
• and
• (ii) a closed tip covering at least the opening in the distal portion of the pervious cage, the closed tip being separable from the overcap to expose the wick to the atmosphere,
• wherein the system is activated by separating the closed tip from the overcap.

A wick-based liquid emanation system comprising:

• a container capable of containing liquid;
• a unitary, hollow spout projecting from the container, the spout having a distal portion with an opening therein;
• a closed tip, covering at least the opening in the distal portion of the spout, the closed tip being separable from the spout;
• and
• a wick partially disposed within the container and having an extended portion extending into the spout, the spout having an interior surface closely conforming to the shape and size of said wick,
• wherein the system is activated by separating the tip from the spout, thereby exposing the wick to the atmosphere through the opening in the distal portion of the spout.

An overcap for use with a wick-based liquid emanation system, the system including (i) a container having an opening and (ii) a wick partially disposed within the container and having an extended portion extending through the container opening, the overcap comprising:

• a pervious cage encasing the extended portion of the wick, the pervious cage having (i) an open base portion that is attached to the container to cover the container opening, and (ii) a distal portion, opposite from the base portion, having an opening through which the wick can be exposed to the atmosphere, the pervious cage having an interior surface that closely conforms to the shape and size of the wick;
• and
• a closed tip covering at least the opening in the distal portion of the pervious cage, the closed tip being separable from the overcap to expose the wick to the atmosphere,
• wherein, when the closed tip is separated from the overcap, the pervious cage obstructs complete removal of the wick from the container through the opening in the distal portion of the pervious cage.

An overcap for use with a wick-based liquid emanation system, the system including (i) a container having an opening and (ii) a wick partially disposed within the container and having an extended portion extending through the container opening, the overcap comprising:

• an open base attachable to the container to cover the container opening;
• a sheath extending from the base and having an end opposite to the base to define a cavity that closely conforms to the shape and size of the wick, the sheath encasing the extended portion of the wick when the base is attached to the container to cover the container opening;
• a closed closure member separable from the overcap to expose the wick to the atmosphere through the end of the cavity;
• and
• a retainer for obstructing complete removal of the wick from the container through the sheath when the closure member is separated from the overcap.

A wick-based liquid emanation system comprising:

• a container capable of containing liquid, the container having an opening;
• a wick partially disposed within the container and having an extended portion extending through the opening of the container;
• and
• an overcap including:
• (i) a pervious cage encasing the extended portion of the wick, the pervious cage having (a) an open base portion that is attached to the container to cover the opening, and (b) a distal portion, opposite from the base portion, having an opening through which the wick can be exposed to the atmosphere, the pervious cage having an interior surface that closely conforms to the shape and size of the wick;
• and
• (ii) a sealing structure that encases the pervious cage, the sealing structure being separable from the overcap to expose the wick to the atmosphere,
• wherein, when the sealing structure is separated from the overcap, the pervious cage prevents complete removal of the wick from the container through the opening in the distal portion of the pervious cage.