Air treating device

Claim 1

A DEVICE FOR TREATING AIR WITHIN A CONTAINER HAVING A FERROUS INTERNAL SURFACE, COMPRISING (A) AN ACTIVE CHEMICAL AIR TREATING MEANS FOR EFFECTING A CHANGE IN AT LEAST ONE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE AIR ENCLOSED WITHIN THE CONTAINER; (B) A HOUSING FOR HOLDING SAID CHEMICAL MEANS WITHIN SAID CONTAINER; (1) SAID HOUSING BEING FABRICATED FROM A TRANSPARENT, HEAT RESISTANT GLASS TO ACCOMMODATE EXTERNAL OBSERVATION OF SAID TREATING MEANS AND HAVING AN OPEN TO PERMIT THE INSERTION OF SAID CHEMICAL MEANS THEREIN; (C) A HOUSING COVER SECURED ACROSS AND CLOSING SAID OPENING; (1) SAID COVER HAVING A SERIES OF PERFORATIONS THEREIN TO ACCOMMODATE THE FREE FLOW OF AIR THERETHROUGH; (2) SAID PERFORATIONS HAVING PREDETERMINED DIMENSIONS OF MAGNITUDE TO SUBSTANTIALLY PRECLUDE THE PASSAGE OF SAID CHEMICAL TREATING MEANS THERETHROUGH; (3) SAID COVER DEFINING A PAIR OF POLE PORTS; AND (D) A MAGNETIC MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR AFFIXING SAID DEVICE TO THE FERROUS INTERNAL CONTAINER SURFACE; (1) SAID MOUNTING ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE PAIR OF OPPOSITELY MAGNETIZED POLES; (2) SAID POLES BEING MAINTAINED SUBSTANTIALLY WITHIN SAID HOUSING BUT HAVING END PORTIONS PROJECTING OUTWARDLY THROUGH SAID POLE PORTS IN THE HOUSING COVER FOR A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE, WHEREBY SAID MOUNTING ASSEMBLY WILL HOLD SAID DEVICE IN PREDETERMINED SPACED RELATION WITH SAID CONTAINER SURFACE TO ACCOMMODATE THE FREE FLOW OF AIR BETWEEN SAID COVER AND SAID SURFACE AND THROUGH SAID PERFORATIONS FOR TREATMENT BY SAID CHEMICAL MEANS.