DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A VOLATILE SUBSTANCE
First Claim
1. A device for dispensing an active liquid volatile substance into the surrounding atmosphere, provided with means for forced ventilation of an evaporation surface impregnated with said volatile substance, said device comprising a housing or a supporting frame and an assembly of:
- a) a reservoir containing the active volatile substance and having an upper part equipped with an opening optionally covered with a cap;
b) at least one emanating member carrying said evaporation surface and formed of a material capable of being impregnated with said active volatile substance upon activation of the device and of allowing evaporation thereof into the device'"'"'s surroundings;
c) at least one wick member formed of, or carrying, a porous material part capable of being impregnated with said active volatile substance, said wick member being adapted to be lodged in the device through the opening of the reservoir'"'"'s upper part in a position allowing it to be impregnated with the volatile substance and to be in contact with the emanating member;
wherein, upon activation of the device, the emanating member and the wick member are lodged in the device in a position allowing the wick member to be in contact with the active volatile substance and to cause the emanating member to be impregnated therewith, the means for forced ventilation of the evaporation surface comprising a pivot fixed to the housing or supporting frame, the assembly being arranged on the pivot in a manner allowing a swinging movement thereof around the pivoting axis for a period of time, so as to cause forced ventilation of said evaporation surface of the emanating member, the swinging movement of the assembly being triggered by manual, mechanical or electronically powered displacement of one or more assembly components.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of perfumery and more precisely it concerns a device, and the consumer articles associated therewith, for dispensing an active composition into the surrounding space. The device includes an assembly containing a reservoir holding the active liquid to be diffused into the surroundings and a wick-/emitting member structure composed of a wick member and an emitting/diffusion member, the latter having an evaporative surface to be directly exposed to the surrounding space when the device is activated, the assembly being housed in a casing or carried by a supporting frame, the device further including a pivoting member fixed on the casing or on the supporting frame to allow a swinging motion of the assembly and thus forced evaporation of the active volatile whenever desired.
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17 Claims
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1. A device for dispensing an active liquid volatile substance into the surrounding atmosphere, provided with means for forced ventilation of an evaporation surface impregnated with said volatile substance, said device comprising a housing or a supporting frame and an assembly of:
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a) a reservoir containing the active volatile substance and having an upper part equipped with an opening optionally covered with a cap; b) at least one emanating member carrying said evaporation surface and formed of a material capable of being impregnated with said active volatile substance upon activation of the device and of allowing evaporation thereof into the device'"'"'s surroundings; c) at least one wick member formed of, or carrying, a porous material part capable of being impregnated with said active volatile substance, said wick member being adapted to be lodged in the device through the opening of the reservoir'"'"'s upper part in a position allowing it to be impregnated with the volatile substance and to be in contact with the emanating member; wherein, upon activation of the device, the emanating member and the wick member are lodged in the device in a position allowing the wick member to be in contact with the active volatile substance and to cause the emanating member to be impregnated therewith, the means for forced ventilation of the evaporation surface comprising a pivot fixed to the housing or supporting frame, the assembly being arranged on the pivot in a manner allowing a swinging movement thereof around the pivoting axis for a period of time, so as to cause forced ventilation of said evaporation surface of the emanating member, the swinging movement of the assembly being triggered by manual, mechanical or electronically powered displacement of one or more assembly components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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