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US 5,682,932 AGranted
Humidifier water bottle
AssigneeVornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc.
InventorGlen W. Ediger
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Abstract
A humidifier water bottle having an opening therein with a funnel shape to assist filling, the same opening also performs a valving function as to the water in the bottle which blocks the flow of water as the bottle is rotated from a horizontal position to a near vertical position whereupon the geometry of the opening allows the water to flow into the reservoir of the humidifier and maintain a constant level.
Claims7
A humidifier and a removable water bottle for use in the humidifier, the humidifier having a housing with a water trough therein for receipt of the bottle and a pivot point for support of said bottle:
- the bottle including an inner and outer side wall joined by a bottom wall;
- a fixed opening in the inner side wall approximate the bottom wall, an upper edge means in the fixed opening which valves the water flow closed from the bottle when the water level in the trough exceeds the upper edge;
- the fixed opening provides a fill opening when the bottle is rotated to a horizontal position with the inner side wall upward;
- the bottle further includes an engagement point on its bottom wall for engagement with said pivot surface on the humidifier housing for supporting the filled bottle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.