Portable steam humidifier
AssigneeVornado Air, LLC
InventorsGregory Pease, Brian M. Cartwright, Cooper Phillips
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Abstract
The present invention provides an improved portable steam humidifier. According to a preferred embodiment, the improved humidifier of the present invention preferably includes a spiral mixing chamber connected to a steam chamber, a spiral outlet duct, an inlet duct and an outlet grill. According to a preferred embodiment, the inlet duct preferably receives air from an inlet fan and directs the air into the spiral mixing chamber where the air is mixed with water vapor from the steam chamber. According to a further preferred embodiment, the air is further directed from the spiral mixing chamber through the spiral outlet duct out through the outlet grill.
Claims23
An air humidifying system, wherein the air humidifying system comprises:
- a vapor blower assembly, wherein the vapor blower assembly comprises:
- a control surface, wherein the control surface comprises a control panel;
- an outlet grill;
- an inlet grill, wherein the inlet grill is positioned to receive air from outside the air humidifying system;
- wherein the inlet grill is positioned to direct air to an inlet duct;
- a water heating assembly, wherein the water heating assembly is comprised of a boiler pod, a boiler pod cover, a bonnet and a boiler pod gasket;
- a steam chamber, wherein the steam chamber encloses the water heating assembly;
- further wherein the steam chamber further comprises a steam chamber top;
- a spiral mixing chamber, wherein the spiral mixing chamber is connected on a first end to a spiral outlet duct and on a second end to the inlet duct;
- wherein the spiral mixing chamber is connected to the steam chamber via a chimney;
- wherein the steam chamber top is upwardly sloped towards the chimney;
- wherein the inlet duct directs air into the spiral mixing chamber;
- wherein the spiral mixing chamber is configured to combine steam from the steam chamber with air from the inlet duct to form a first steam mixture;
- wherein the spiral outlet duct is configured to direct the first steam mixture from the spiral mixing chamber through the spiral outlet duct and out through the outlet grill;
- a water tank assembly, wherein the water tank assembly comprises a tank handle, a tank top, a valve gasket, and a plunger;
- wherein the water tank assembly is configured to release water to a trough;
- and
- a base assembly, wherein the base assembly is configured to support the water tank assembly and the vapor blower assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.