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US 5,483,616 AGranted
Humidifier tank with improved handle
AssigneeDuracraft Corporation
InventorsBernard Chiu, Jui-Shang Wang, Stanley Gresens
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Abstract
A humidifier with a removable water tank having a carrying handle projecting downwardly from the tank's bottom surface to a plane parallel therewith and below a downwardly projecting outlet valve. The handle facilitates transport of the tank with the bottom surface facing upwardly and support of the tank on a horizontal support surface.
Claims16
A portable humidifier comprising:
- base means defining a reservoir for retaining a water supply;
- humidification means for drawing moisture from said reservoir and discharging said moisture into the environment;
- a tank supported by said base means and having an outlet opening communicating with said reservoir;
- said tank having a bottom wall, a top wall, and side walls joining said top and bottom walls;
- a first handle projecting from said bottom wall;
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- a second handle projecting from said top wall.
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A portable humidifier comprising:
- base means defining a reservoir for retaining a water supply;
- humidification means for drawing moisture from said reservoir and discharging said moisture into the environment;
- a tank supported by said base means and having an outlet opening communicating with said reservoir;
- said tank having a bottom wall, a top wall, and side walls joining said top and bottom walls;
- tube means projecting downwardly from said bottom wall and defining a fill opening;
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- handle means projecting downwardly from said bottom wall and wherein said tube means comprises a downwardly projecting tube extremity, and said handle means comprises a downwardly projecting handle extremity substantially vertically aligned with said tube extremity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.