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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
May. 29, 2014
S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc., Racine, WI (US);
Nitin Sharma, Kenosha, WI (US);
Brian T. Davis, Burlington, WI (US);
Allyce M. Gilligan, Milwaukee, WI (US);
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
Devices for dispensing an air treatment chemical such as insect repellent are disclosed. There is a chimney housing having a side wall defining an internal cavity. There is also a caddy assembly supported by the housing and having an upper caddy frame configured to mount a substrate bearing an air treatment chemical adjacent an upper portion of the housing, and a candle holder coupled to the upper caddy frame and configured to support a candle having a wick adjacent a lower portion of the housing. There is also a substrate bearing air treatment chemical suitable to be supported by the upper caddy frame, and a candle suitable to be supported by the candle holder. A refill kit for such devices is also disclosed. Also disclosed is an embodiment with a sand core bearing the repellent, a heat deflector positioned under the sand core, and a candle positioned under the heat deflector.