Wipe warmer and humidifying device thereof
OwnerThomas E. McConnellinventor
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Abstract
A wipe warmer having a container to receive liquid and sponge pad therein, where the container is placed under the wipes to keep the wipes moist. The container has a top and a support plate within, both of which are perforated allowing moisture to pass through. These perforations offset each other to facilitate efficient saturation of the sponge pad, when the sponge pad is placed between the perforated top and the perforated plate. Further, the container can be a removable basket-like structure. Alternatively, all or part of the container can be an integral part of the wipe warmer. While the wipes can be placed on top of the container, an alternative design is to place the wipes and the container side-by-side.
Claims18
A humidifying device sized to fit within a baby wipe warmer, comprising:
- a container having a bottom and adapted to receive liquid above the bottom;
- a partitioner coupled with the container to form an inner area in the container, wherein the partitioner has a first surface facing the inner area, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and at least one aperture extending from the first surface to the second surface;
- a movable support received in the inner area, wherein the movable support has a third surface facing the bottom of the container, a fourth surface opposite to the third surface, and a through hole extending from the third surface to the fourth surface and communicating with the at least one aperture of the partitioner;
- a wetting pad having a bottom surface dimension, the wetting pad is disposed on the third surface;
- wherein the third surface has a surface dimension substantially equal to the bottom surface dimension of the wetting pad;
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- a sustainer between the bottom of the container and the third surface of the movable support for spacing the bottom and the third surface.
A wipe warmer, comprising:
- a container having a bottom and adapted to receive liquid above the bottom;
- a partitioner coupled with the container to form an inner area in the container, wherein the partitioner has a first surface facing the inner area, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and an aperture extending from the first surface to the second surface;
- a movable support received in the inner area, wherein the movable support has a third surface facing the bottom of the container, a fourth surface opposite to the third surface, and a through hole extending from the third surface to the fourth surface and communicating with the aperture of the partitioner;
- a main housing coupled with the container;
- a heater arranged in the main housing and adjacent to the bottom of the container, wherein the heater is adapted to heat the liquid in the container;
- a wetting pad having a bottom surface dimension, the wetting pad is disposed on the third surface;
- wherein the third surface has a surface dimension substantially equal to the bottom surface dimension of the wetting pad;
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- a sustainer between the bottom of the container and the third surface of the movable support for spacing the bottom and the third surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.