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The disclosed battery-powered vapor dispensing apparatus has a housing with an access opening, an air intake port, an air discharge port, and means for supporting a vaporizable product in a path between the intake and discharge ports. A structurally-integrated mechanism for creating air flow along t

The disclosed battery-powered vapor dispensing apparatus has a housing with an access opening, an air intake port, an air discharge port, and means for supporting a vaporizable product in a path between the intake and discharge ports. A structurally-integrated mechanism for creating air flow along the path, assembles as a unit with the housing. The mechanism includes a chassis and an electric motor having electrical contact lugs on one end and a shaft supporting a fan projecting from the other. The chassis comprises a base, means for mounting the motor, a battery compartment, and means for mounting two resilient wire connectors such that one portion of each is resiliently urged against a lug of the motor and a second portion of each is resiliently urged against a battery terminal. The chassis fits within the access opening such that the motor, fan, connectors, and battery compartment are positioned on one side of the base, and the opposite side of the base constitutes a generally continuous extension of the housing exterior.

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An improved apparatus, for creating a flow of air past a product capable of being vaporized, powered by a battery having one terminal at each axially opposed end thereof; said apparatus comprising: a housing including a plurality of exterior walls defining an enclosed interior space with an access o

An improved apparatus, for creating a flow of air past a product capable of being vaporized, powered by a battery having one terminal at each axially opposed end thereof; said apparatus comprising: a housing including a plurality of exterior walls defining an enclosed interior space with an access opening into said space and further defining an air intake port, an air discharge port, and a path for flow of air between said intake and discharge ports; said housing further including means for supporting said product in said path; and a mechanism, for creating air flow along said path, made as an integrated structure for assembly as a unit with said housing, said structurally integral mechanism including (a) a direct current electric motor having two electrical contact lugs projecting from one end thereof and a rotary shaft projecting from an opposite end thereof; (b) a fan mounted on said shaft to be driven by said motor; (c) two resilient wire connectors each for connecting one lug of said motor to one terminal of a battery, the resilient characteristic of said connectors providing for effective electrical contact of said lugs to the terminals of a battery without further need for additional mechanical or soldered affixing means; and (d) a chassis comprising a base, means for mounting said motor on said base with said lugs in fixed position relative to one side of said base, a pair of partitions standing upwardly from said one side of said base and spaced by a distance slightly greater than the distance between the terminals of a battery to thereby define a battery compartment, and means for mounting each wire connector with one portion thereof resiliently urged against one lug of said motor and a second portion thereof resiliently urged to a location in said compartment for contacting one terminal of said battery; said chassis further being shaped and dimensioned to received in said access opening with the side of said base opposite said one side constituting a generally continuous extension of said exterior walls and with said motor, said fan, said connectors and said battery compartment positioned within said space and said fan located to create air flow along said path.