Humidifier

A portable humidifier comprising:

• a housing including an air inlet, an air outlet and a reservoir for holding water;
• at least two wick assemblies positioned within said housing to contact the water in said reservoir and arranged in parallel between said air inlet and said fan;
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• a fan provided within said housing for creating an airflow, the airflow entering said air inlet, passing through said wick assemblies for adding moisture to the airflow from the water in said reservoir and exiting through said air outlet.

A portable humidifier comprising:

• a housing including an air inlet, an air outlet, a contraction zone and a reservoir for holding water;
• a wick unit positioned within said housing to contact the water in said reservoir;
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• a fan having a propeller provided within said housing for creating an airflow having a mean velocity, said propeller being located within said contraction zone, the airflow entering said air inlet, passing through said wick unit for adding moisture to the airflow from the water in said reservoir, passing through said contraction zone for increasing the mean velocity of the airflow and exiting through said air outlet.

A wick unit for placement within a reservoir of a portable humidifier comprising:

• at least two wick assemblies, each of said wick assemblies including:
• a wick element;
• and
• a button attached to said wick element;
• and
• a wick frame for supporting said at least two wick assemblies to contact water located within the reservoir, said wick frame having walls formed to define a plurality of spaces, each of said plurality of spaces being configured to receive one of said at least two wick assemblies, said wick frame including at least one slot for each of said plurality of spaces for cooperating with said button.