Patent ID: 6381408
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
An electric fumigation device, comprising:a housing including a delivery port positioned essentially along a longitudinal axis of the housing; a storage cavity located within the housing and containing a heat-activatable fumigant which when sufficiently heated can be a flowable gel or liquid, the cavity having an outlet in communication with the housing delivery port, the outlet being sized such that said fumigant can flow through the outlet when the fumigant is a flowable gel or liquid if the device is downwardly pointed; and a heater assembly having: an electrical plug extending outwardly from an end of the housing opposite the delivery port, the plug being configured to be received by an electrical outlet; a heater extending between outer radial walls of the housing, whereby the heating device is in electrical communication with the electrical plug and in thermal communication with the fumigant in the cavity; and a trap formed outside the cavity between the housing and heater, the trap being in part between the outlet and the delivery port.