Patent ID: 7407118

Claim:
An atomization jet assembly for an aromatherapy device using a fluid the assembly comprising: a jet comprising: a top end; a bottom end; a capillary break positioned circumferentially on an exterior surface of said jet approximate said top end and shaped to provide a break in capillary action; a slot positioned vertically on said exterior surface, said slot extending from said capillary break to a point approximate said bottom end; a rod dimensioned for insertion in said slot where, when said rod is inserted in said slot, said slot and rod provide a capillary action; and a cavity extending from said bottom end to said top end; in which: said top end comprising an orifice leading to said cavity; and said bottom end comprising an opening leading from said exterior surface of said jet to said cavity to supply pressurized air to said cavity; and a jet cap comprising: a hollow shaped structure comprising a top end and a bottom end; in which: said top end comprising an orifice which is in alignment with said orifice of said jet; and the shape of said jet cap being adapted to fit over said jet from the top end of said jet toward the bottom of said jet; wherein the shapes of said jet and said jet cap are similar in profile, such that capillary action exists between said jet, said jet cap, said slot and said rod and said jet cap is retained in place over said jet by tension between said jet cap and jet by compression of said rod by said jet cap.