Patent ID: 7410624

Claim:
A device for introducing active substances, chosen from the group consisting of aromatic substances and insecticides into ambient air, comprising: a carrier with a wick impressed thereon; a holder having an exterior for the carrier with the wick impressed thereon; a replaceable ignition element placed in the holder to enable the wick to be ignited; a mechanism operable by hand for operating the ignition element to enable the wick to be ignited; wherein the ignition element is a gas lighter having a housing and an ignition push button and the mechanism comprises a control button accessible from the exterior by means of which the housing of the gas lighter and the push button are moved relative to each other; and wherein the wick further includes an impressed wick in which active substances are included which, when said wick is burning, are released and delivered to ambient air, wherein the shape of the carrier is adapted to the supporting surfaces therefore on the inner side of the holder.