Patent ID: 8336738

Claim:
A handheld heating pump dispenser comprising a reusable housing, a printed circuit board having a heat generating portion, a heating chamber having an exit orifice, a reservoir that is able to hold a flowable product, a dispensing system, an actuator, a flexible conduit, and a product flow path from the reservoir to the exit orifice, wherein: the reusable housing is interiorly divided into a first section and a second section; a first potion of the printed circuit board is housed in the first section, and is able to form electrical contact with a power source; a second portion of the printed circuit board supports the heat generating portion inside the heating chamber; the reservoir is housed in the second section; a first portion of the dispensing system is disposed in the reservoir; a second portion of the dispensing system communicates with the actuator in a liquid tight fit; the product flow path comprises (in order) the reservoir, the dispensing system, the actuator, the flexible conduit, the heating chamber, and the heating chamber exit orifice; and wherein product is urged along the flow path as a result of depressing the actuator.