Humidifier including a water filtration device
AssigneeHolmes Products Corp.
InventorsNeville R. Glenn, Robert VannRox
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Abstract
A humidifier for vaporizing water including a base and a wick formed of a water absorbing material positionable on the base. The wick is in fluid communication with a water supply. A device is provided for moving air over the wick disposed adjacent thereto to vaporize the water absorbed by the wick thereby humidifying the air about the humidifier. A filtration device disposed in the flow of the water to the wick is provided and the filtration device is capable of removing impurities from the water supplied to the wick such that the wick is not contaminated by the impurities.
Claims28
A humidifier for vaporizing water comprising:
- a base;
- a wick formed of a water absorbing material positionable on said base;
- a water supply in fluid communication with said wick;
- a device for moving air over said wick disposed adjacent thereto to vaporize the water absorbed by said wick thereby humidifying the air about the humidifier;
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- a filtration device disposed in the flow of the water to said wick, said filtration device being capable of removing impurities from the water supplied to said wick such that said wick is not contaminated by the impurities.
A humidifier for vaporizing water comprising:
- a refillable tank for holding a supply of water;
- a humidification device for vaporizing the water thereby humidifying the air about the humidifier, said humidification device including a wick which is formed of a water absorbing material, and a device for moving air over said wick to vaporize the filtered water from said wick;
- a valve disposed between said tank and said humidification device for providing a controlled flow of the water from said tank to said humidification device;
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- a filter disposed in the flow of water between said tank and said humidification device, said filter reducing an amount of chlorine from the water prior to vaporization thereof, such that the vaporized water will be substantially free of chlorine.
A humidifier for vaporizing water and humidifying air comprising:
- a tank for holding a water supply;
- a base unit having a reservoir being in fluid communication with said water supply tank, said reservoir having a bottom portion including an orifice through which water may flow;
- a humidification device disposed on said base for vaporizing the water to humidify the air;
- a control valve for regulating the flow of the water from said tank into said reservoir, said valve permitting the water to flow from said tank into said reservoir when a water level in said reservoir drops below a low water level condition;
- said base further including a basin for holding water prior to vaporization thereof, said basin having a bottom wall;
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- a conduit for fluidly connecting said orifice to said basin, said basin bottom wall being disposed vertically above said orifice and vertically below said low water level such that said basin will have a controlled supply of water supplied by said tank.
A method of humidifying air comprising the steps of:
- providing a humidification device for vaporizing water including a wick;
- providing a filter;
- supplying water to said filter;
- filtering said water thereby reducing the impurities therein;
- transporting said filtered water to said wick;
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- evaporating said filtered water from said wick thereby humidifying the surrounding air.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.