Device and method for indicating the amount of water contained in a humidifier water bottle

A humidifier, comprising:

• a reservoir for containing water;
• a wick wettable by water contained in the reservoir;
• a humidifier bottle for supplying water to the reservoir and pivotally situated in a humidifier bottle receptacle;
• and
• first means for indicating the amount of water contained in the bottle;
• second means cooperating with the first means for situating the humidifier bottle in a first angular position in response to the bottle being empty, such that the bottle is displaced from the first angular position within the receptacle when the bottle contains water, wherein the amount of angular displacement of the bottle is a function of the amount of water in the bottle.

A method for indicating an amount of water contained in a humidifier water bottle situated in a humidifier, the method comprising:

• biasing the humidifier bottle to a first angular position;
• displacing the humidifier bottle from the first angular position as a function of the amount of water contained within the humidifier bottle;
• and
• illuminating a display window situated in a cabinet of the humidifier in response to the position of the humidifier bottle to indicate the amount of water held within the humidifier bottle.