Claims
- 1. A refill component for use with a vapor-dispensing device configured to connect to an electrical receptacle, wherein the vapor-dispensing device has a housing having a front surface and a back surface separated by a thickness t, wherein the back surface has a minor axis dimension x and a major axis dimension y, wherein a first device outlet and a second device outlet is provided on the front surface of the housing, and wherein the first and second device outlets are separated by an inter-outlet distance d, and wherein a plug extends from the back surface of the housing for connecting to the electrical receptacle, said refill component comprising:
a refill body having a thickness less than t, wherein x/d is between approximately 2.0 and 2.5; y/d is between approximately 3.0 and 3.5; t/d is between approximately 0.5 and 1.0, said refill body removeably connected to said vapor-dispensing device.
- 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said refill component at least partially surrounds said first and second outlets.
- 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said refill is generally “U”-shaped.
- 4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the refill is configured to slideably attach to the environment-altering apparatus.
- 5. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said refill is a rectangular ring.
- 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said environment-altering apparatus is passive.
- 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said environment-altering apparatus is active.
- 8. An environment-altering apparatus configured to mimic an electrical receptacle, said electrical receptacle having a first outlet pattern, said apparatus comprising:
a front surface having a second outlet pattern substantially corresponding to the first outlet pattern; a plug pattern substantially corresponding to the first outlet pattern; and a device interposed between said front surface and said plug pattern, said device configured to modify an attribute of the environment, wherein said attribute is selected from the group consisting of aromatic vapor density, insecticide vapor density, ambient light intensity, ionic air content, and ultrasonic frequency intensity; and a refill component removeably attached to said environment-altering apparatus between said front surface and said plug pattern, said refill component including a refill body and a volatizable material provided therein.
- 9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said refill component at least partially surrounds the outlet pattern.
- 10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said refill is generally “U”-shaped.
- 11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the refill is configured to slideably attach to the environment-altering apparatus.
- 12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said refill is a rectangular ring.
- 13. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said environment-altering apparatus is passive.
- 14. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said environment-altering apparatus is active.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/222,079 entitled “Methods and Apparatus for a Discrete Vapor-Dispensing Device” filed Aug. 16, 2002 which is incorporated herein by reference.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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10222079 |
Aug 2002 |
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10640103 |
Aug 2003 |
US |