Patent ID: 9486822
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: A01M,A61L,A61M,B05B

Claim Text:
1. An emanation system comprising an emanation device and a replaceable refill of liquid, wherein the refill comprises: a sealed reservoir of a liquid containing one or more active materials which comprises at least one of: a fragrance; an insecticide; a fungicide; a pesticide; a sanitising material; and/or a pharmaceutical; a porous wick having a length which extends from an interior of the reservoir to an exterior thereof; a hollow liquid conduit housed within the wick having a length substantially identical to the wick; and, a reservoir seal having at least one aperture through which the porous wick extends and which forms a liquid seal between the reservoir seal and the porous wick; an air pump adapted to pump air through a fluid conduit which is in fluid communication with the air pump a nozzle located at an end of the fluid conduit remote from the air pump; an ejector constriction provided in the fluid conduit adjacent or substantially adjacent the nozzle, wherein the ejector constriction is a nozzle insert which is configured to extend from the nozzle or is adjacent to the nozzle and is present along the interior of the fluid conduit and is present at a rearward portion of the nozzle which is remote from the nozzle and which comprises a channel which is inwardly tapered toward a forward portion and an ejector constriction portion which extends from the inwardly tapered channel, and an expansion chamber which extends form the ejector constriction portion; a liquid conduit engaging member connects to the fluid conduit in the ejector constriction portion and in fluid communication with the fluid conduit and/or the nozzle insert and which is adapted at the other end thereof to engage the hollow liquid conduit within the wick such that, during operation of the air pump, flowing air passing through the ejector constriction portion causes liquid present in the refill to be drawn therefrom via the hollow liquid conduit in the refill, into the liquid conduit engaging member and into the fluid conduit and/or nozzle insert before being forced by the pumped air flow out of the nozzle or nozzle insert and thereafter into the environment surrounding the device; and, a mechanism which is adapted to permit the liquid conduit engagement member to form a liquid tight seal with the liquid conduit, wherein the mechanism is adapted to cause a refill securing means to move in a generally upward direction toward the liquid conduit engagement member and, substantially simultaneously therewith, the mechanism is also adapted to cause the liquid conduit engagement member to move in a generally downward direction toward the refill, such dual movement adapted to cause the liquid conduit engagement member to engage with the liquid conduit when a refill is loaded in the device.