ZA200708252B - Essential oil vaporizer - Google Patents
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- 239000006200 vaporizer Substances 0.000 title description 2
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ESSENTIAL OIL VAPORIZER I I
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This invention relates to a device for vaporising essential oils or mixtures thereof.
Burners for vaporising essential oils having a receptacle for the oil under which a flame is lit to vaporise the oils or and oil/water mixture are know in the art. A problem associated with such a burner is that the receptacle is typically quite small, so that it takes less than an hour for the oils in the receptacle to evaporate.
The longer the flame burns, the hotter the receptacle becomes until it is so hot that oils are not only vaporised but destroyed by the heat. The use of an open flame in itself makes the burner dangerous to use unless it is constantly supervised.
The burner as described above is therefore not suitable for prolonged continuous use and should not be used without supervision. For example, a user wishing to use an essential oil as an insect repellent at night-tine, could not do so safely whilst being asleep.
The inventor therefore believes that a need exists for providing a device for evaporating essential oils which device overcomes at least some of the disadvantages of known burners described above.
In the specification that follows, the terms “essential oil” is to be interpreted as meaning an essential oil or a mixture of two or more essential oils.
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According to the invention, there is provided a device for evaporating essential oil, the device including:- - one or more receiving formations for in use receiving an absorbent or adsorbent material therein, which adsorbent or absorbent material includes the essential oil; and - an electrically powered heating means arranged in contact with the receiving formations to in use permit heating of the receiving formations by conductive heat transfer.
The device may include a housing for housing the heating means and for receiving the receiving formations thereon.
The device may include two or more receiving formations and typically includes two receiving formations.
The absorbent or adsorbent may be any commercially available type suited for use in combination with essential oils. The absorbent or adsorbent may colloquially be referred to as an aromatherapy crystal and may be a salt crystal.
The heating means may include a plurality of conductive wires arranged to form part of or be in contact with a plate manufactured from a heat-conducting material. In use, the wires may be supplied with electrical current at a low wattage, e.g. 14W.
An insulating layer may be provided for insulating the heating means from the housing.
The plate may be arranged in contact with the receiving formations so as to facilitate heat transfer between the plate and receiving formations in use.
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The heating means may be connected to a supply of electrical power such as a conventional wall socket by means of an electrical wire and plug.
Alternatively, the heating means may be battery-powered.
The device may further include an electrically powered light source located in the housing and connected to the same supply of electrical power as the heating means. It is to be appreciated that the light source and heating means can be operated independently of each other. The light source may be a conventional light bulb.
On/ off switches may be provided to allow or inhibit the flow of electrical current to the heating means and light source.
The housing may be manufactured from a translucent material to permit some light to penetrate the housing when the light source is in use. Alternatively, openings may be defined in the housing to permit light to exit the housing.
In use, a user may place the absorbent or adsorbent material in the receiving formations and sprinkle an essential oil of choice onto said material. The heating means is then activated by supplying it with electrical power so that the receiving formations heat up, thereby heating the absorbent or adsorbent material and causing the essential oil to evaporate.
The essential oil for use with the device may be provided in a colour-coded receptacle and the absorbent or adsorbent material may be provided in a corresponding colour.
According to a second aspect of the invention, there is provided a kit including a device for evaporating essential oil as described above, one or more essentials oils, and an adsorbent or absorbent material.
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The adsorbent or absorbent material may be provided in two or more colours.
The essential oil may be provided in a colour-coded receptacle corresponding to a colour in which the adsorbent or absorbent material is provided. For example, an essential oil for enhancing sleep may be provided in a blue bottle and the kit may include a blue adsorbent or absorbent material.
The kit may further include a set of instructions on how to use the device as well an explanation as to which essential oil should be used for which purpose.
The invention will now be described by way of the following, non-limiting example with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 shows a schematic side view of a device for evaporating essential oil in accordance with the present invention; and
Figure 2 shows a plan view of the device of Figure 1.
In the drawings, reference numeral 10 generally indicates an embodiment of a device for evaporating essential oil in accordance with the present invention.
A device for evaporating essential oil 10 includes two receiving formations 12.1 and 12.2 for in use receiving an absorbent or adsorbent material (not shown) therein, which adsorbent or absorbent material includes the essential oil and an electrically powered heating means 14 arranged in contact with the receiving formations 12.1 and 12.2 to in use permit heating of the receiving formations 12.1 and 12.2 by conductive heat transfer.
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As two receiving formations 12.1 and 12.2 are provided, two different essential oils can be evaporated at the same time.
The device 10 includes a housing 16 or housing the heating means 14 and for receiving the receiving formations 12.1 and 12.2 thereon as shown in Figure 1.
The absorbent or adsorbent is any commercially available type suited for use in combination with essential oils. The absorbent or adsorbent is colloquially referred to as an aromatherapy crystal and is typically a salt crystal.
The heating means includes a plurality of conductive wires 18 arranged to be in contact with a plate 20 manufactured from a heat-conducting material. In use, the wires 18 are supplied with electrical current at a low wattage, e.g. 14W.
An insulating layer 22 is provided for insulating the heating means 14 from the housing 16.
The plate 20 is arranged in contact with the receiving formations 12.1 and 12.2 so as to facilitate heat transfer between the plate 20 and receiving formations 12.1 and 12.2 in use.
The heating means 14 is connected to a supply of electrical power such as a conventional wall socket by means of an electrical wire and plug (not shown).
The device 10 optionally includes an electrically powered light source in the form of a conventional light bulb 24 located in the housing 16 and connected to the same supply of electrical power as the heating means 14. It is to be appreciated that the light bulb 24 and heating means 14 can be operated independently of each other.
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On/ off switches 28 and 30 are provided to allow or inhibit the flow of electrical current to the conductive wires 18 and light bulb 24. The switches 28 and 30 can be illuminated themselves to render them easily locatable in the dark.
Openings 32 are defined in the housing 16 to permit light to exit the housing 16.
In use, a user places the absorbent or adsorbent material in the receiving formations 12.1 and 12.2 and sprinkles an essential oil of choice onto said material. The heating means 14 is then activated by supplying it with electrical power by pushing its associated switch so that the receiving formations 12.1 and 12.2 heat up, thereby heating the absorbent or adsorbent material and causing the essential oil to evaporate.
The essential oil for use with the device is provided in a colour-coded receptacle and the absorbent or adsorbent material is provided in a corresponding colour.
The device 10 is provided as part of a kit (not shown), which kit includes one or more essentials oils, and an adsorbent or absorbent material.
The adsorbent or absorbent material is provided in two or more colours.
The essential oil is provided in a colour-coded receptacle corresponding to a colour in which the adsorbent or absorbent material is provided. For example, an essential oil for enhancing sleep is provided in a blue bottle and the kit includes a blue adsorbent or absorbent material.
In this manner, when topping up of the essential oil is desired, a user knows onto which material located in the receiving formations 12.1 or 12.2 the oil should be sprinkled.
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The kit also includes a set of instructions on how to use the device as well an explanation as to which essential oil should be used for which purpose.
It is to be appreciated, that the invention is not limited to any particular embodiment or configuration as hereinbefore generally described or illustrated.
Claims (19)
1. A device for evaporating essential oil, the device including:- - one or more receiving formations for in use receiving an absorbent or adsorbent material therein, which adsorbent or absorbent material includes the essential oil; and - an electrically powered heating means arranged in contact with the receiving formations to in use permit heating of the receiving formations by conductive heat transfer.
2. A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the device includes a housing for housing the heating means and for receiving the receiving formations thereon.
3. A device as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the device includes two receiving formations.
4. A device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the absorbent or adsorbent is any commercially available type suited for use in combination with essential oils.
5. A device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the heating means includes a plurality of conductive wires arranged to form part of or be in contact with a plate manufactured from a heat-conducting material.
6. A device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the plate is arranged in contact with the receiving formations so as to facilitate heat transfer between the plate and receiving formations in use.
7. A device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein an insulating layer is provided for insulating the heating means from the housing.
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8. A device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the heating means is connected to a conventional wall socket by means of an electrical wire and plug.
9. Adevice as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the heating means is battery-powered.
10.A device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the device further includes an electrically powered light source located in the housing and connected to the same supply of electrical power as the heating means.
11. A device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the housing is manufactured from a translucent material to permit some light to penetrate the housing when the light source is in use.
12.A device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein openings are defined in the housing to permit light to exit the housing.
13. A kit including a device for evaporating essential oil as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 12, one or more essentials oils, and an adsorbent or absorbent material.
14.A Kit as claimed in claim 13, wherein the adsorbent or absorbent material is provided in two or more colours.
15. A kit as claimed in claim 13 or claim 14, wherein the essential oil is provided in a colour-coded receptacle corresponding to a colour in which the adsorbent or absorbent material is provided.
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16.A kit as claimed in any one of claims 13 to 15, wherein the kit includes a set of instructions on how to use the device as well an explanation as to which essential oil should be used for which purpose.
17.A device for evaporating essential oil according to the invention, as hereinbefore generally described.
18. A device for evaporating essential oil as specifically described with reference to or as illustrated in any one of the accompanying drawings.
19. A device for evaporating essential oil including any new and inventive integer or combination of integers, substantially as herein described. DATED AT PRETORIA THIS 27™ DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2007. HAHN & HAHN INC. APPLICANT'S ATTORNEYS
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| ZA200708252A ZA200708252B (en) | 2007-09-27 | 2007-09-27 | Essential oil vaporizer |
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