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Patent US4526320 - Apparatus for vaporizing insecticides, perfumes and/or other volatile agents - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsEvaporator device for insecticides, perfumes and/or other volatile substances, having a housing containing ports, which has at least one receiving section in which a container for the active substances is inserted, and at least one opener associated with the container, while relative movement between...http://www.google.com/patents/US4526320?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4526320 - Apparatus for vaporizing insecticides, perfumes and/or other volatile agentsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS4526320 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 06/491,213Publication dateJul 2, 1985Filing dateMay 3, 1983Priority dateMay 15, 1982Fee statusLapsedAlso published asCA1233743A1, EP0094499A1, EP0094499B1, EP0094499B2Publication number06491213, 491213, US 4526320 A, US 4526320A, US-A-4526320, US4526320 A, US4526320AInventorsFritz VON Philipp, Georg SchimanskiOriginal AssigneeGlobol-Werk GmbhExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (5), Referenced by (36), Classifications (15), Legal Events (7) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetApparatus for vaporizing insecticides, perfumes and/or other volatile agentsUS 4526320 AAbstract Evaporator device for insecticides, perfumes and/or other volatile substances, having a housing containing ports, which has at least one receiving section in which a container for the active substances is inserted, and at least one opener associated with the container, while relative movement between the container and the opener can be performed for the opening of the container, and also, if desired, an element absorbing the active substances emerging from the container, an opening being provided in the casing (1,2) in the area of each receiving section (7), through which at least a portion of the wall (8) of the container (4) inserted in the receiving section (7) is exposed to the exterior.
We claim: 1. An evaporator device for insecticides, perfumes and/or other volatile substances, having a housing containing ports, and having an upper part and a lower part which housing has a receiving section in said upper part and in which a perforable container for the volatile substances is inserted, at least one opener means in said lower part contactable with said container for perforation of same, said lower part being rotatable with respect to said upper part to cause said opener means to pierce said container located in said receiving section to cause opening of the container and release of said volatile substances, the surface of the container facing the opener means being substantially planar and comprising a perforable film or foil, the rest of the container being stiffer and more resilient, means for absorbing the volatile substances emerging from the container upon perforation thereof, said ports communicating said released volatile substances with the atmosphere, and a further opening provided in said housing in the area of the receiving section through which at least a portion of the wall of the container inserted into the receiving section is exposed to the exterior, a wall of the container facing away from the receiving section comprising transparent of pigmented material.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a device for the evaporation of insecticides, perfumes and/or other volatile agents, the device having a housing containing ports, at least one receiving section in which a container for the active substances is inserted, and at least one opener means associated with the container, while relative movement between the container and the opener means can be performed for the opening of the container.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is the object of the invention, however, to improve an evaporator in accordance with the foregoing so as to simplify the replacement of the cartridge while at the same time providing for the opening of the cartridge in a simple and reliable manner. This object is accomplished in accordance with the invention by the device hereinafter more fully described.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING Preferred embodiments of the evaporator device will now be described in conjunction with the drawing for the purpose of explaining additional features.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The evaporator device described hereinafter in conjunction with FIGS. 1 to 9 has in each case a box consisting of a dish-like bottom part 1, and an upper part 2 capping the bottom part 1. In the box there is provided an opener means 3 and at least one cartridge 4 containing volatile agents, such as insecticides, for example. The box parts 1 and 2 are made by molding, preferably from plastic, in a simple mold consisting of an upper part and a lower part. The box parts 1 and 2 are assembled so as to be rotatable against one another about a vertical axis, so that by turning the upper box part 2 against the lower part 1 the openings or ports 5 disposed in the box periphery can be opened or closed to a greater or lesser extent. The ports 5 enable the active agents flowing from the cartridge or cartridges 4 within the box to escape to the surrounding atmosphere. The evaporating device has an absorbent element 6 which consists preferably of cellulose and serves to absorb active agents emerging from the cartridge 4 and hold them such that the substances can gradually be released to the atmosphere through the ports 5. Preferably, the element 6 absorbing the active agents is disposed in the lower part 1 of the box, as illustrated in FIG. 1. In the upper part 2 of the box there are provided a plurality of cylindrical chambers 7 disposed about the axis of rotation of the box and parallel thereto. These openings serve to accommodate the cartridge or cartridges 4, a cartridge being inserted into each from the lower side of the upper part of the box. The active agent cartridge consists preferably of a cup 8 made, for example, of a transparent material such as plastic, or of a pigmented film. The cup 8 has a flange 9 and a bottom 10 hermetically sealed to the flange 9 and consisting of a perforable material, preferably a metal foil, which forms the surface of cartridge 4 that faces the corresponding opener means 3. The bottom 10 is preferably of planar shape. The chambers 7 for each cartridge 4 are constituted, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, by sleeves 7a which are aligned approximately parallel with the casing axis, as represented in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. The diameter of the preferably cylindrical sleeve 7a is slightly greater than the corresponding outside diameter of the cartridge 8 inserted into the chamber 7, the flange 9 of each cartridge 4 having a diameter that is larger than the diameter of the sleeve 7a, so that each cartridge 4 is held by its flange 9 within the opening 7.
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