Abstract: A system, which induces air flow past a gel type product and into the environment, comprises a cartridge that includes a porous container for holding the product and a battery mounted with the container. The cartridge is formed to be received in an air flow inducing device that includes a housing having an air admitting opening and an air discharging opening. A fan is mounted in the housing to induct air flow through the air admitting opening, through the container, past the product and out of the air discharging opening into the environment. The fan is driven by a motor that is connected to two contacts mounted in the housing and positioned to make contact with the terminals of the battery when the cartridge is received in the air flow inducing device.

Abstract: A finger operable pump for dispensing liquid from a container in a generally continuous manner includes a pump housing having an inner pump body and an outer sealing element. The inner pump body has a liquid receiving chamber, divided into primary and secondary portions by a reciprocatable piston, and an inlet conduit to the primary chamber portion. The inner pump body further includes first and second lead passages that respectively communicate with the primary and secondary chamber portions. The outer surface of the inner pump body is recessed to form a channel interconnecting the first and second lead passages, and an air dome communicating with the channel that is designed to confine air as a pressure head above liquid flowing through the channel. The outer sealing element is shaped and sized to tightly nest about the inner pump body and seal the channel and the air dome.

Abstract: The disclosed device is a finger operated plunger pump which is mountable in the mouth of a hand-held container for liquid products to provide an unpressurized dispenser package for consumer use. The pump includes the usual pump cylinder, plunger, discharge nozzle, check valves and cap for mounting the pump on the container, and is characterized by provision of a lockable seal for the discharge passage, the seal being selectively operable by the user to disable the pump and simultaneously seal it against leakage. The disablement of the pump is effected by limited rotation of one seal member relative to its complementary member to shift them between seated and unseated positions, such rotation being effected by turning the pump plunger relative to its cylinder through a connection including a telescoping stem which accommodates normal plunger reciprocation.