Volatile material diffuser and method of preventing undesirable mixing of volatile materials
First Claim
1. A volatile material diffuser, comprising:
- a housing;
first and second containers holding first and second volatile materials and having first and second wicks, respectively, in contact with respective volatile materials and extending out of respective containers, wherein the containers are inserted into and detachably attached to the housing;
first and second heaters disposed within the housing adjacent the first and second wicks, respectively, to vaporize the first and second volatile materials, respectively; and
means for providing an air flow disposed in the housing such that air from the means to provide air flow transports vaporized volatile materials away from the housing;
wherein the heaters are energized in an alternating sequence such that when a heater is deactivated, the means for providing an air flow cools a wick associated with the deactivated heater.
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Abstract
A volatile material diffuser includes a housing and first and second containers holding first and second volatile materials and having first and second wicks, respectively, in contact with respective volatile materials and extending out of respective containers, wherein the containers are inserted into and detachably attached to the housing. The diffuser further includes first and second heaters disposed within the housing adjacent the first and second wicks, respectively, to vaporize the first and second volatile materials, respectively. A means for providing an air flow is disposed in the housing such that air from the means for providing an air flow transports vaporized volatile materials away from the housing. The heaters are energized in an alternating sequence such that, when a heater is deactivated, the means for providing an air flow cools a wick associated with the deactivated heater.
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20 Claims
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1. A volatile material diffuser, comprising:
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a housing; first and second containers holding first and second volatile materials and having first and second wicks, respectively, in contact with respective volatile materials and extending out of respective containers, wherein the containers are inserted into and detachably attached to the housing; first and second heaters disposed within the housing adjacent the first and second wicks, respectively, to vaporize the first and second volatile materials, respectively; and means for providing an air flow disposed in the housing such that air from the means to provide air flow transports vaporized volatile materials away from the housing; wherein the heaters are energized in an alternating sequence such that when a heater is deactivated, the means for providing an air flow cools a wick associated with the deactivated heater. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A volatile material diffuser, comprising:
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a housing; first and second containers holding first and second volatile materials and having first and second wicks, respectively, in contact with respective volatile materials and extending out of respective containers, wherein the containers are inserted into and detachably attached to the housing; first and second heaters disposed within the housing adjacent the first and second wicks, respectively, to vaporize the first and second volatile materials, respectively; and a fan disposed in the housing such that air from the fan exhausts vaporized volatile materials from the housing; wherein when the first heater is deactivated and the second heater is activated, the fan acts to cool the first wick to reduce temperatures of the first wick and the first heater to minimize the amount of the first volatile material that is emitted while the second volatile material is being emitted. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of preventing undesired mixing of volatile materials, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a volatile material diffuser having a housing and two containers detachably attached to the housing and including volatile materials and wicks in contact with the volatile materials and extending out of the containers; providing heaters disposed adjacent the wicks; and providing a fan spaced above the wicks and heaters to cool the heaters and adjacent wicks when the heaters have been deactivated. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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