Patent ID: 7285248

Claim:
A fan type chemical diffusing apparatus, comprising: a chemical receptacle for accommodating a chemical impregnated body therein that is impregnated with a volatile chemical, the chemical receptacle having vent holes; a chemical receptacle retainer for holding said chemical receptacle; a power supply housing for receiving a power supply therein; and an apparatus main body including: a fan for producing an airflow, a motor which is powered by said power supply for driving the fan, a switch for turning on and off current conduction to said motor, an inner airflow opening and an outer airflow opening disposed in a front face and a side face of said apparatus main body, respectively, for permitting the airflow produced by said fan to pass therethrough, an L-shaped recessed portion continuously formed in said apparatus main body from a front side through a lower side thereof, which is adapted to be loaded with said chemical receptacle retainer and said power supply housing, and an electrical connector which, when said power supply housing that is loaded into a lower portion of said recessed portion of said apparatus main body, is brought into contact with said power supply received in said power supply housing to establish electrical connection between said power supply and said switch; wherein said chemical receptacle retainer and said power supply housing are adapted to be detachably loaded in a front portion and the lower portion of said recessed portion of said apparatus main body, respectively, and when loaded in the recessed portion the chemical receptacle retainer and the power supply housing are positioned so as to receive essentially no limitation in volume from each other.