Patent ID: 8469293
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: A61L

Abstract:
1. A digital odor generator comprising: a housing; an odor chamber carried by said housing, said odor chamber including a plurality of separate odor compartments isolated from each other; a nozzle means in the form of a truncated cone including a circular base operatively associated with said odor chamber, said nozzle means having an outer face including an enlarged central opening and a plurality of smaller openings surrounding said central opening, the number of said smaller openings being equal to the number of said odor compartments, the outer face of said nozzle means being arranged so that a person can position his or her nose near said openings; each of said smaller openings being associated with a different one of said odor compartments and being isolated from the others of said other odor compartments and from said central opening whereby the odor from only one odor compartment can be emitted through only one of said smaller openings; said nozzle means including a plurality of passageways therein, each of said passageways being associated with a different one of said smaller openings and connecting said openings to said odor compartments, each of said passageways being parallel to the outer surface of said cone and being arranged in a circular pattern, each of said passageways including a central axis wherein the central axes of all of said passageways converge at a point outwardly of said outer face of said nozzle and in line with said enlarged central opening, and means within said housing for passing fresh air through said central opening.