Patent ID: 8925905
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A01M,A61L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A device for dispensing volatile substances comprising; a docking station; a substance storage medium having a substance to be dispensed; a receiver housing carried by said docking station for receiving said storage medium in a docked operating position on said docking station; an air flow assembly housed below said storage medium for producing an air flow, wherein the air flow is directed toward said storage medium and the rate of dispensation of said substance into the environment is increased; a station air inlet opening included in said docking station for receiving ambient air and a station air outlet included for the delivery of air to said receiver; an air inlet opening included in said receiver housing for receiving said air from said station outlet opening for delivery to said storage medium; and a receiving space in which said storage medium is retained in said receiving housing in flow communication with said docking station; a membrane medium included in said storage medium carrying said substance to be volatilized, and said air flow being directed toward and around the membrane medium during operation so that the substance is volatized and dispensed into the environment; a receptacle included in the storage medium said substance to be volatilized and dispensed being received in said receptacle; said substance being one of a liquid and a gel and said membrane medium forming a wall of said receptacle in which said substance is received; said receiving housing including an access opening through which said storage medium membrane is inserted; said receiving space of the receiving housing including an insertion slot with spaced opposing guide grooves in which the storage medium engages with side edges for retention in an operation position; said receiver housing in the docked operation position together with said storage medium carried thereon projects as a tower from the docking station which forms a base; and said station outlet opening and storage medium are arranged so that an air flow flows along and around a defined flow area of said storage medium prior to dispensing.