Patent ID: 7188783

Claim:
A fragrance dispenser, comprising: a cabinet having a vent; a housing in said cabinet, said housing having a bottom and a sidewall, said bottom and said sidewall forming a reservoir for holding a supply of fragrance oil; pump means for drawing oil from said reservoir, vaporizing said drawn oil and emitting said drawn oil as a vapor, said pump means including a cap having a vapor port and being attached to said reservoir thereby closing said reservoir; a capillary tube having a top end and a bottom end and being positioned in said housing so that said bottom end extends into said reservoir near a bottom of said reservoir to draw fluid from said reservoir up into said capillary tube; a heating element associated with said capillary tube for vaporizing fluid in said capillary tube; and a first and second electrical leads connected to said heating element, said electrical leads exiting said housing through said cap; a fan mounted in said cabinet, said fan intaking said vapor and discharging said vapor through said vent; and control means for controlling operation of said pump means and said fan.