Humidifier bottle assembly

A method for operating a humidifier including a humidifier bottle adapted to hold fluid, the method comprising:

• biasing the humidifier bottle to a given angular position when the bottle is empty;
• displacing the humidifier bottle from the given angular position as a function of the amount of water contained within the humidifier bottle;
• and
• displaying the amount of displacement from the given position as an indication of the amount of water held within the humidifier bottle.

A humidifier bottle assembly, comprising:

• a humidifier bottle adapted to hold water;
• a humidifier bottle receptacle adapted to receive the humidifier bottle, the receptacle including a pivot point about which the bottle pivots and a biasing member adapted to situate the bottle in a given angular position in response to the amount of water contained in the bottle;
• and
• a visual indicator responsive to the biasing member to indicate the amount of water remaining within the bottle as a function of the amount of displacement of the bottle from the given angular position.

A humidifier bottle assembly, comprising:

• a humidifier bottle adapted to hold water;
• a humidifier bottle receptacle adapted to receive the humidifier bottle, the receptacle including a pivot point about which the bottle pivots and a biasing member adapted to situate the bottle in a given angular position in response to the amount of water contained in the bottle;
• the receptacle defining a window for viewing the bottle when disposed in the receptacle;
• the bottle including a marker positioned to be visible through the window when the bottle is disposed in the receptacle to indicate the amount of water remaining within the bottle as a function of the angular position of the bottle.