Patent ID: 6901215

Claim:
A vapor-dispensing device having a high transverse loading stability when connected to an electrical receptacle having an outlet face, said vapor-dispensing device comprising: a housing; a device outlet provided within said housing; a plug electrically coupled to said device outlet and configured to be inserted into said outlet face; a vapor delivery device coupled to said housing; a refill component removeably attached to said vapor delivery device, said refill component including a refill body and a volatizable material provided therein; said refill component at least partially surrounds the outlet; said housing having a worst-case transverse loading point a distance d L from said outlet face along an axis through said worst-case transverse loading point and substantially perpendicular to said outlet face; said housing having a worst-case support point a distance d S from said plug along an axis through said worst-case support point and substantially parallel to said outlet face; said transverse loading stability of said vapor dispensing device characterized by a transverse loading coefficient η, defined as: η≡d S /d L wherein said vapor dispensing device has a transverse loading coefficient η>1.0.