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A multi-functional electrical vaporizer for a liquid substance includes a bottle for holding the liquid substance, a wick for drawing the liquid substance out of the bottle, an electrical heating device positioned proximate to an upper portion of the wick, an electrical plug assembly, an electrical

A multi-functional electrical vaporizer for a liquid substance includes a bottle for holding the liquid substance, a wick for drawing the liquid substance out of the bottle, an electrical heating device positioned proximate to an upper portion of the wick, an electrical plug assembly, an electrical circuit for powering the electrical heating device, a housing structure with respect to which the bottle is detachably secured and in which at least the electrical plug assembly, the electrical circuit, and the electrical heating device are disposed, and a cover that is joined to and at least partially covers the housing structure. The housing structure, which includes a first shell and a second shell that are joined together, is configured to receive any of a plurality of different additional functional devices. The cover is provided with at least one access window corresponding to whatever additional functional device the housing structure is to be equipped with.

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1. A multi-functional electrical vaporizer for a liquid substance, the vaporizer comprising:a bottle for holding a liquid substance; a wick for drawing the liquid substance out of the bottle, the wick having a lower portion disposed within the bottle and an upper portion extending out of the bottle;

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A multi-functional electrical vaporizer for a liquid substance, the vaporizer comprising:a bottle for holding a liquid substance; a wick for drawing the liquid substance out of the bottle, the wick having a lower portion disposed within the bottle and an upper portion extending out of the bottle; an electrical heating device positioned proximate to the upper portion of the wick; an electrical plug assembly; an electrical circuit, connected between the electrical plug assembly and the electrical heating device, for powering the electrical heating device; a housing structure with respect to which the bottle is detachably secured and in which at least the electrical plug assembly, the electrical circuit, and the electrical heating device are disposed, the housing structure including a first shell and a second shell that are joined together; and a cover that is joined to and at least partially covers the housing structure, wherein the housing structure is configured to receive any of a plurality of different additional functional devices, the cover is provided with at least one access window corresponding to whatever additional functional device the housing structure is to be equipped with, and the bottle is detachably secured within a space defined between an outer surface of the housing structure and an inner surface of the cover. 2. The vaporizer of claim 1, wherein at least some of the plurality of additional functional devices are electrical, and the electrical circuit of the vaporizer includes at least one electrical connection for connecting any of the electrical additional functional devices thereto.3. The vaporizer of claim 1, wherein the electrical circuit of the vaporizer includes flexible cables connected between the electrical plug assembly and the electrical heating device.4. The vaporizer of claim 1, wherein the electrical plug assembly includes a plug that is rotatable through a range of 360°.5. The vaporizer of claim 1, wherein the plurality of different additional functional devices includes at least two of the following: (i) a draft regulator, (ii) a wick adjustment mechanism for displacing the wick relative to the electrical heating device, (iii) a fan, (iv) a night light, (v) an indicator light, and (vi) a programmable user interface.6. A multi-functional electrical vaporizer for dispersing a liquid substance contained in a bottle provided with a wick for drawing the liquid substance out of the bottle and toward an upper portion of the wick, the vaporizer comprising:an electrical heating device for being positioned proximate to the upper portion of the wick; an electrical plug assembly; an electrical circuit, connected between the electrical plug assembly and the electrical heating device, for powering the electrical heating device; a housing structure in which at least the electrical plug assembly, the electrical circuit, and the electrical heating device are disposed, the housing structure including a first shell and a second shell that are joined together, the housing structure being configured to receive any of a plurality of different types of additional functional devices, including at least two different ones of the following types: (i) a fan, (ii) a light, and (iii) a programmable user interface; at least one additional functional device selected from among the plurality of different types of additional functional devices, disposed within the housing structure; and a cover that is joined to and at least partially covers the housing structure, the cover including at least one access window corresponding to the additional functional device the housing structure is equipped with, wherein an outer surface of the housing structure and an inner surface of the cover define a space within which the bottle can be detachably secured. 7. The vaporizer of claim 6, wherein the additional functional device that the housing structure is equipped with is electrical, and the electrical circuit of the vaporizer includes at least one electrical connection for connecting the electrical additional functional device thereto.8. The vaporizer of claim 6, wherein the electrical circuit of the vaporizer includes flexible cables connected between the electrical plug assembly and the electrical heating device.9. The vaporizer of claim 6, wherein the electrical plug assembly includes a plug that is rotatable through a range of 360°.10. The vaporizer of claim 6, wherein the additional functional device that the housing structure is equipped with is a fan, and the housing structure further includes a wick adjustment mechanism.11. The vaporizer of claim 6, wherein the housing structure further includes a draft regulator.12. The vaporizer of claim 6, wherein the housing structure further includes a wick adjustment mechanism for displacing the wick relative to the electrical heating device.13. The vaporizer of claim 12, wherein the additional functional device that the housing structure is equipped with is a light.14. A method of manufacturing a plurality of electrical vaporizers having a common core housing structure and different features, the method comprising the following steps:forming a plurality of core housing structures, each including joinable first and second shells and each, being configured to receive any of a plurality of different types of additional functional devices, including at least two different ones of the following types: (i) a fan, (ii) a light, and (iii) a programmable user interface; disposing within each core housing structure an electrical plug assembly, an electrical heating device, and an electrical circuit that is connected between the electrical plug assembly and the electrical heating device; equipping respective ones of the plurality of core housing structures with different ones of the plurality of different types of additional functional devices, without substantially modifying the core housing structure; and providing each core housing structure with a cover, the cover including at least one access window corresponding to the additional functional device the core housing structure is equipped with. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the equipping step involves equipping at least one of the plurality of core the housing structures with a fan, and further includes equipping that same core housing structure with a wick adjustment mechanism.16. The method of claim 14, further comprising a step of detachably securing a bottle containing the liquid substance within a space defined by an outer surface of each core housing structure and an inner surface of each cover.17. The method of claim 14, wherein the equipping step further involves equipping at least one of the plurality of core housing structures with a draft regulator.18. The method of claim 14, wherein the equipping step further involves equipping at least one of the plurality of core housing structures with a wick adjustment mechanism for displacing the wick relative to the electrical heating device.19. The method of claim 18, wherein the equipping step involves equipping at least one of the plurality of core housing structures with a light.