Aroma diffuser assembly
First Claim
1. An aroma diffuser assembly comprising a housing providing a cavity for receiving aroma producing material, heating means within said housing for effecting the release of an aroma from the aroma producing material, and power supply means for supplying power to said heating means, said power supply means having a first portion for electrical connection to an external power source and a second portion having connecting means for supplying power from said external power source through said housing to an external power consuming apparatus when engaged with said connecting means, said power being supplied to said connecting means independent of the supplying of said power to said heating means.
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Abstract
An aroma diffuser assembly is provided with an electrical wire heating element for effecting the release of an aroma from a contained aroma producing material. Power is supplied to the heating element by a power supply assembly which has a first portion for electrical connection to an external power source and a second portion for supplying power from the external power source to other than the heating element. The power supply assembly is rotational within the aroma diffuser assembly to accommodate both vertical and horizontal orientations of a conventional household outlet as a source of power.
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- 1. An aroma diffuser assembly comprising a housing providing a cavity for receiving aroma producing material, heating means within said housing for effecting the release of an aroma from the aroma producing material, and power supply means for supplying power to said heating means, said power supply means having a first portion for electrical connection to an external power source and a second portion having connecting means for supplying power from said external power source through said housing to an external power consuming apparatus when engaged with said connecting means, said power being supplied to said connecting means independent of the supplying of said power to said heating means.
- 19. An aroma diffuser assembly comprising a housing providing a cavity for receiving aroma producing material, heating means within said housing for effecting the release of aroma from the aroma producing material, and power supply means arranged within an opening of said housing for supplying power to said heating means, said power supply means shiftable between a first location releasably secured within said housing at a selected orientation and a second location within said housing permitting rotation of said power supply means between a plurality of orientations, and a projecting member extending from said housing and into said opening, said projecting member maintaining said power supply means at said first location and said second location, said power supply means shiftable between said first location and said second location upon application of a sufficient force to displace said power supply means from one side of said projecting member to the other side thereof.
- 25. An aroma diffuser assembly comprising a housing providing a cavity for receiving aroma producing material, heating means within said housing for effecting the release of aroma from the aroma producing material, and power supply means arranged within an opening of said housing for supplying power to said heating means, said power supply means shiftable between a first location releasably secured within said housing at a first orientation and a second location permitting rotation of said power supply means to a second orientation, said power supply means being releasably secured within said housing at said second orientation upon shifting said power supply means to said first location from said second location.
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36. An aroma diffuser assembly comprising a housing providing a cavity for receiving aroma producing material, heating means within said housing for effecting the release of an aroma from the aroma producing material, and power supply means for supplying power to said heating means, said power supply means having a portion for electrical connection to an external power source, said power supply means rotatable between a first position and a second position to maintain said housing in a preselected orientation, said power supply means shiftable with respect to said housing between a first location whereby said power supply means is prevented from rotation and a second location whereby said power supply means is rotatable about its axis.
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