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US 12,613,043 B2Granted
Humidifying device
OwnerZachary Z. Klabeinventor
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Abstract
A humidifying device that adds water vapor to the surrounding air when the device is placed onto a heat source, comprising a vaporizing chamber that holds a relatively small quantity of water and a reservoir that holds a substantially greater quantity of water than the vaporizing chamber, with a support structure interposed between the reservoir and the vaporization chamber, whereby the reservoir is in communication with the vaporizing chamber and automatically adds water to the vaporizing chamber to replenish the water that is vaporized.
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A humidifying device, said humidifying device configured to be placed onto a heat source, said humidifying device comprising
- a vaporization chamber, said vaporization chamber having a closed bottom, an open top, and a continuous side wall, with the side wall having a first height, said vaporization chamber configured to retain a first quantity of water, said vaporization chamber further comprising a cover, said cover being located over the open top of the vaporization chamber, with said cover having a first aperture configured to permit the bottom of the reservoir to pass through said cover and into the vaporization chamber,
- a reservoir, said reservoir having a top and a bottom, said reservoir configured to retain within an internal cavity a second quantity of water, said second quantity of water being greater than said first quantity of water, said reservoir further being configured to have the bottom of said reservoir placed into and taken out of the vaporization chamber, said reservoir further having one or more apertures located proximate to the bottom of said reservoir, and
- a support structure, said support structure being interposed between the bottom of the reservoir and the bottom of the vaporization chamber such that the support structure supports the reservoir above the bottom of the vaporization chamber when the bottom of the reservoir is placed into the vaporization chamber, wherein the support structure positions the bottom of the reservoir at a second height above the bottom of the vaporization chamber, with the second height being less than the first height;
- wherein when the bottom of the reservoir is placed into the vaporization chamber the one or more apertures of the reservoir are located no more than a third height above the bottom of the vaporization chamber, with the third height being less than the first height.
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A humidifying device, said humidifying device configured to be placed onto a heat source, said humidifying device comprising
- a vaporization chamber, said vaporization chamber having a closed bottom, an open top, and a continuous side wall, with the side wall having a first height, said vaporization chamber configured to retain a first quantity of water,
- a reservoir, said reservoir having a top and a bottom, said reservoir configured to retain within an internal cavity a second quantity of water, said second quantity of water being greater than said first quantity of water, said reservoir further being configured to have the bottom of said reservoir placed into and taken out of the vaporization chamber, said reservoir further having one or more apertures located proximate to the bottom of said reservoir,
- a support structure, said support structure being interposed between the bottom of the reservoir and the bottom of the vaporization chamber such that the support structure supports the reservoir above the bottom of the vaporization chamber when the bottom of the reservoir is placed into the vaporization chamber, wherein the support structure positions the bottom of the reservoir at a second height above the bottom of the vaporization chamber, with the second height being less than the first height, and
- an outer chamber, said outer chamber configured to enclose the reservoir when the bottom of the reservoir is placed into the vaporization chamber;
- wherein when the bottom of the reservoir is placed into the vaporization chamber the one or more apertures of the reservoir are located no more than a third height above the bottom of the vaporization chamber, with the third height being less than the first height.
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A humidifying device, said humidifying device configured to be placed onto a heat source, said humidifying device comprising
- a vaporization chamber, said vaporization chamber having a closed bottom, an open top, and a continuous side wall, with the side wall having a first height, said vaporization chamber configured to retain a first quantity of water,
- a reservoir, said reservoir having a top and a bottom, said reservoir configured to retain within an internal cavity a second quantity of water, said second quantity of water being greater than said first quantity of water, said reservoir further being configured to have the bottom of said reservoir placed into and taken out of the vaporization chamber, said reservoir further having one or more apertures located proximate to the bottom of said reservoir, and
- a support structure, said support structure being interposed between the bottom of the reservoir and the bottom of the vaporization chamber such that the support structure supports the reservoir above the bottom of the vaporization chamber when the bottom of the reservoir is placed into the vaporization chamber, wherein the support structure positions the bottom of the reservoir at a second height above the bottom of the vaporization chamber, with the second height being less than the first height, with the support structure being fixedly attached to the bottom of the reservoir;
- wherein when the bottom of the reservoir is placed into the vaporization chamber the one or more apertures of the reservoir are located no more than a third height above the bottom of the vaporization chamber, with the third height being less than the first height.
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