Patent ID: 6442338
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: A01M,A61L

Abstract:
A fumigation device, comprising:a housing having an axially extending upstream portion and a transversely extending downstream portion, wherein the downstream portion has an outer end defining a delivery port; a chamber disposed within the upstream portion and having a mouth in communication with the delivery port, the chamber containing a solid heat-activatable fumigant; an electrical plug extending outwardly from the housing and configured to be received by an electrical receptacle alternatively in a horizontal or vertical orientation; a heating device disposed in the housing in electrical communication with the electrical plug and in thermal communication with the chamber; and a trap in the form of a pocket suitable to trap non-gaseous flowable fumigant while also permitting gaseous fumigant to flow from the chamber to the delivery port when the upstream portion is not vertically disposed and the heating device is heating the fumigant.