Portable air treatment apparatus

A portable air treatment apparatus comprising:

• a) an operating unit for producing treated air, the operating unit comprising:
• a reservoir for a supply of fluid,
• the operating unit configured so that droplets are generated from a fluid in the reservoir,
• the operating unit causing generated fluid droplets to be entrained in air and directed in a stream to an outlet for the operating unit;
• b) a mask having a body extending around a volume and a surface or edge at an outlet for the volume to be situated near or against a user's frontal face region with the user's face operatively positioned with respect to the mask,
• the mask body further having an inlet in communication with the volume,
• the mask and operating unit configured so that the mask can be releasably operatively connected to the operating unit whereby the stream of air with entrained fluid droplets flows through the mask body inlet and into the mask body volume,
• whereby with the user's face operatively positioned with respect to the mask, at least one of a mouth and nose of the user is situated to inhale the stream of air with entrained fluid droplets in and flowing from the mask body volume;
• and
• c) at least one additive component,
• the at least one additive component and mask configured so that the at least one additive component can be placed in an operative position with respect to the mask wherein the at least one additive component is exposed to the stream of air with entrained fluid droplets flowing into the mask body volume,
• wherein the mask and at least one additive component in the operative position are movable as a unit relative to the operating unit as the mask is separated from the operating unit,
• wherein the mask body volume is bounded by a bottom wall and the mask body inlet comprises a plurality of discrete openings in the bottom wall,
• wherein the mask body has at least one receptacle configured to receive the at least one additive component with the at least one additive component in the operative position and the at least one receptacle comprises spaced seats for the at least one additive component and one of the discrete openings in the bottom wall is located between the spaced seats.

A portable air treatment apparatus comprising:

• a) an operating unit for producing treated air, the operating unit having a top and bottom and comprising:
• a reservoir for a supply of fluid,
• the operating unit configured so that droplets are generated from a fluid in the reservoir,
• the operating unit causing generated fluid droplets to be entrained in air and directed in a stream to an outlet for the operating unit;
• b) a mask having a body including a peripheral wall extending around a volume and a surface or edge at an outlet for the volume to be situated near or against a user's frontal face region with the user's face operatively positioned with respect to the mask,
• the mask body further having an inlet in communication with the volume,
• the mask and operating unit configured so that the mask can be releasably operatively connected to the operating unit whereby the stream of air with entrained fluid droplets flows through the mask body inlet and into the mask body volume,
• whereby with the user's face operatively positioned with respect to the mask, at least one of a mouth and nose of the user is situated to inhale the stream of air with entrained fluid droplets in and flowing from the mask body volume;
• and
• c) at least one additive component,
• the at least one additive component and mask configured so that the at least one additive component can be placed in at least one receptacle within the mask body volume in an operative position with respect to the mask wherein the at least one additive component is exposed to the stream of air with entrained fluid droplets flowing into the mask body volume,
• wherein the mask and at least one additive component in the operative position are movable as a unit relative to the operating unit as the mask is separated from the operating unit,
• wherein the mask body has at least one receptacle configured to receive the at least one additive component and maintain the at least one additive component in a predetermined relationship with the mask with the at least one additive component in the operative position,
• wherein the at least one additive component comprises a flat shape residing in a plane and with the at least one additive components in its operative position the plane of the at least one additive components extends vertically,
• wherein the at least one additive component and at least one receptacle are configured so that the at least one additive component can be pressed into, and frictionally maintained within, the at least one receptacle at a location within the mask body volume within the peripheral wall, with the receptacle spaced from the peripheral wall.