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Thermal vaporizer

  • US 5,038,394 A
  • Filed: 10/06/1989
  • Issued: 08/06/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/10/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A thermal vaporizer with an integral plug for insertion into an electrical outlet, comprising:

  • a vaporizer body;

    a ring heater mounted within said vaporizer body;

    a wick having a cross sectional area, for drawing up a chemical solution from a bottle which wick is insertable into the ring heater concentrically therewith;

    a socket disposed under said heater with spacing therebetween;

    a bottle fittable in the form of a removable cap to said socket such that when the bottle is in place, one or more openings are provided for said wick;

    at least one air outlet formed in the top portion of said vaporizer body, said air outlets having a total opening area that is 2 to 40 times the cross sectional area of said wick;

    at least one air intake formed in the bottom portion of the body and having a total opening area that is 1.5 to 20 times the cross sectional area of said wick; and

    a plug electrically connected to said ring heater.

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