US2585339A - Deodorizer apparatus and germ destroyer - Google Patents

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1952 G. 1.. MILLER DEODORIZER APPARATUS AND GERM DESTROYER 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 Filed March 31 1947 BY W W5 Afio'rvxeg' nostril assailing odors.

Patented Feb. 12, 1952 UN HED STATES PATENT F Ffli 'E 2,585,339 f I Q DEobbiti ZllEAlPPAItK'lils DESTROYER "Giista've hfMiller; Geneseo, Ill. Appii'aeaniaittn, 19i7,serie"1 1%. 923.477

"1 Claim. 1

My invention has reference to a deodorizer apparatus and germ destroyer, and has for its chief purpose to counteractthe unsavory odors a room, and destroy any elements that tend to affect the health of human beings unfavorably.

For a number of years it has been the practice to burn apiece of incense in a room to get rid of undesirable odors, the fumes from the incense being supposed to be more desirable than other A forerunner of this was the burning of a piece of cloth or cord in a room, for a similar purpose. A more recent plan is the use of a slowly evaporating liquid, placed at one or more points in a room, and containing chemicals of a character that will, overcome smoke fumes and otherodorants of the air, some of which devices are known as air-wicks. The operation of these is slow, and of a local character, so that in a room, of any size it would be necessary to position several receptacles containing the liquid at different points.- To be more effective it is necessary that the liquid be vaporized so as to act promptly, and one of the objects of the present invention is to combine with the deodorant a means for the more rapid vaporation thereof, and dispersal of the vapors to all parts of a room.

The invention is of a duplex character, embracing the means above referred to-for rapid vaporization of the liquid 'and.'diffusion of the fumes, and a means for carrying a current of air through a confined space fitted with mean for destroying any bacteria or germs passing therethrough, by the use of a deadilyinsectiide, suchas DDT.

One place in which a deodoriz'ing apparatus is in demand is in the body of an automobile, especially during the closed season, when the vehicle is likely to be filled with the "fumes of tobacco being used by one or more occupants of the car, either in the form of cigarette, cigar, or pipe. An adaptation is shown and set forth herein whereby these unpleasant and at times unbearable conditions can be relieved or entirely dispelled.

The above named, and other features and advantages of the invention, will more fully appear from the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which,

Fig. 1 shows the invention in Side elevation,

with the nearest side plate broken away, and parts in vertical section.

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, also partly in section, as on broken lines 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detached view of the germ killing device, in vertical longitudinal section.

Fig. 4 shows a modified form of the device, as in Fig. 1. i I

Fig. 5 shows a fragmentary part of a motor vehicle, with the inventionapplied thereto.

Fig. 6 is a-similar view with a modified arrangement of the invention. r

Fig. 7 is a front view of the casing shown in the last two figures. v i

In Figures 1' and 2 of the drawing is shown a box-like 'casing 8, having a bottom 9, sides ill, and front piece 11, having openings-l2 and l3, on opposite sides of a partition 14. The-casing also has a removable top-plate or cover 'I 5, and is projected rearwardly into a cylindricalhousin'g I 6, in which is rotatably mounted a fan IT, by means ofa's'h'aft [8 supported at its ends in be'a'rings-in the sides ofth'e housing. 'Said shaft is-driven from a small electric motor 19 attached to the enter thejcasin'g.

In the spa e on one side of the partition m is placed a pan 20, in which is a'sponge 2| or other absorbent material, to be saturated by a liquid deodorant, the vapors from which can pass upwardly and out through the opening I2. Confiiecting the space above the pan 2!) with the 'fan housing [Bis a conduit 22, through which a current of air passes "from the fan into the space above the deodorant, carrying along with it vapors therefrom, which are carried out through the opening l2, and difiused throughout a room or other space in which the device is positioned. The an 20 is normally closed b a shutter 24, slidable in an opening in the side of the casing 8. By opening said shutter and starting the'fah I! the vaporization of the chemicalized liquid in the pan 20 will take place, with the vapors driven into allparts of the confined space containing the apparatus. By opening the shutter 24 to a greater or less extent the amount of vaporization will be proportionately increased or diminished.

0n the opposite side of the partition I4 is a smaller casing 25, open at both ends, and provided with a series of horizontal corrugated plates 26, spaced from each other to form shallow passages between the same. The inner end of the casing 25 is connected by a conduit 21 with the fan housing l6, through which a current of air is conveyed into the passages, retarded to some extent by the corrugations, and passing out through the opening 13. The plates 26 are coated with a DDT compound, or other insecticide which is fatal to insects, germs and the like upon contact therewith, and any such germs which may be brought into the apparatus through the blades of the fan will come in contact with the corrugations on the plates 25, and be exterminated. The blades of the fan, when in rapid motion, are themselves a menace to the germ life, by grinding them up, and as an additional resource the blades of the fan may be similarly treated with the poisonous compound.

The invention can be stationed at any desired point in a. room, and the vapors therefrom, when charged with an enective deodorant, designed for the neutralizing of unpleasant smells in a room, will positively destroy the same, including smoke clouds irom burning tobacco.

In Fig. 4 is shown a simple form of the invention, for the use of the deo'dorizer alone, in which the pan 20 is replaced by a Jar or bottle 30, with a wide opemng at the top, normally closed by a cap 3|. is closed by a lid 32, which can be removed for placing the bottle in the casing A, or for-removing the same, or for removing the cap 3|. From a small rotary fan 33 in an extension B of the casing A, a current of air is driven through a passage 34 into and through the space above the bottle, and out through the opening l2. The fan is actuated by an electric motor C in the outer end of the extension. The bottle is necessarily open at such times, and it is provided with an absorbent material 30a, similar to that in the pan 2u, which assists in the vaporizing action, and somewhat retards the same. ent material may be extended outwardly above the neck of the bottle, in form of a wick.

The invention is not limited to use in a home or apartment, but it is of great value for use in ofiice buildings, auditoriums and .show houses, farm buildings and chicken houses, railroad and bus stations, and other places where people congregate in numbers.

In Fig. 5 is shown the hood 36 of an automobile, with a partition 31 at the rear end and radiator 38 at the front, in rear of which is supported the usual air-fan 40, driven from the motor shaft by a belt 4|. In an opening in the partition is mounted a casing similar to the casing 8 before described, and with a similar duplex arrangement within the casing, not shown in said figure. The casing has a funnel shaped intake at 39, for the entrance of a current of air placed in circulation by the fan 40. The front of the casing is closed by a pair of shutters 42 and'43, I

provided with fingerholds 42a and 43a, by means of which the shutters may be operated. When it is desired to have a current of air pass over the pan 20 in said casing the fan is started and the shutter 42 opened to any desired extent, as. shown in Fig. 7. The movement of the air is as hereinbefore described, except that the fumes from the liquid in the pan will be carried rearwardly into the body of the vehicle, counteract- Such absorb- The space above .the bottle 4 ing any odors therein, and largely eliminating the tobacco smoke evil.

If it 18 desirous to make use of the poisonous elements in the casing the shutter 42 is left closed anathe shutter 43 opened, by sliding to the opposite side, permitting a current of air to pass outwardly over and through the corrugated plates, treated with a toxic compound, as before .described. This destroys the germ life, and preeludes the passage of any such germs or small insects into the vehicle.

In Fig. 6 is shown a form of the invention in which the casing is provided with a special blower apparatus, in a casing 46, driven by a motor 41, with a flexible connection 45 between the fan casing and intake 44 of the casing. Air is supplied to the fan through a tube 48 leading from a-source of outside air, such as a ventilator 49 positioned in the side wall of the vehicle hood, omitted in the drawing.

When used in an automobile the invention can be combined with the heating system of the vehicle, as a matter of convenience, but this is not essential, and about the only effect would be to heat the current of air passing through the deodorizer.

What I claim, and desire to secure, is:

In a device of the class described, a casing for positioning in an enclosed room, a pair of adjacent compartments in said casing, with an air passage in each compartment in parallel relation with each other, a deodorant container in one of said compartments opening into one of said passages for outward discharge, a casing in the other compartment embracing one of said passages, with a plurality of corrugated current retarding plates therein, with an outward discharge similar to that of the first-named passage, a fan-casing in said first named casing with means of communication with said passages independently of each other, means for shutting off a current of air from either of said passages independently of the other, a rotary fan in said fan casing, and means for actuating said fan.

GUSTAVE L. IVDILLER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PA'I'ENTS Number Name Date 2,056,353 Haunz Oct. 6, 1936 2,087,436 Kirby July 20, 1937 2,150,263 Chesney Mar. 14, 1939 2,262,772 Larsen Nov. 18, 1941 2,335,056 Grison Nov. 23, 1943 2,389,698 Stowell Nov. 27, 1945 2,472,011 Graham May 31, 1949

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