Electrically heated facial sauna vapor generating apparatus

An apparatus for generating vapor from a liquid comprising:

• a housing having an inlet for receiving the liquid therethrough and an outlet for discharging vapor therefrom;
• a tank portion within said housing interconnected with said inlet for holding the liquid received through said inlet;
• an air vent tube in said housing interconnecting said tank portion with an external air supply;
• vapor generating means in said housing including heating means for heating a vaporization surface above the vaporization temperature of the liquid so as to generate at least some vapor from the liquid upon contact of the liquid with said vaporization surface, said vapor generating means communicating with said housing outlet for discharge of said vapor from said outlet;
• a conduit interconnecting said tank portion with said vapor generating means for delivery of the liquid thereto from said tank portion;
• an electric diaphragm pump for pumping the liquid from said tank portion through said conduit to said vaporization surface of said generating means, said pump including adjusting means for adjusting the pumping rate, said pump having an elastic diaphragm portion, said pump including an armature which operates said pump diaphragm, said pump being enclosed in said housing, said housing having an elastic wall portion immediately adjacent and confronting said pump such that said armature can be displaced to operate said pump diaphragm by manually inwardly deforming to a sufficient extent said elastic portion of said housing, to enable priming of said pump;
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• baffle means associated with said vapor generating means for preventing liquid from discharging with said generated vapor through said outlet.