Humidifier

• US 3,188,007 A
• Filed: 04/16/1962
• Issued: 06/08/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/1962
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Paal Myklebust
• Original Assignee: Paal Myklebust
• Inventors: PAAL MYKLEBUST
• Application Number:
  US04/187,695
• Time in Patent Office: 1,149 Days
• US Class Current: 239/215
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 6/16 using rotating elements

Claims

1. A PORTABLE HUMIDIFIER COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A WATER RESERVOIR;

A COVER THEREFOR;

AN AIR OUTLET NOZZLE ON SAID COVER;

HUMIDIFYING APPARATUS MOUNTED ON SAID COVER AND INCLUDING A MOTOR, A MOTOR HOUSING DEFINING WITH SAID COVER A FLOW PATH THEREBETWEEN COMMUNICATING WITH SAID OUTLET NOZZLE, A WATER PUMP DRIVEN BY SAID MOTOR, A ROTATABLE DISC DRIVEN BY SAID MOTOR, SAID PUMP BEING ARRANGED TO SUPPLY WATER FROM SAID RESERVOIR TO SAID DISC FOR SPRAYING THE WATER FROM THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF THE DISC WHEN ROTATED AND THEREBY HUMIDIFYING AIR IN THE HUMIDIFIER, AND MEANS FOR MOVING THE HUMIDIFIED AIR THROUGH SAID FLOW PATH TO SAID OUTLET NOZZLE;

AND A REGULATOR TUBE MOUNTED ADJACENT SAID OUTLET NOZZLE TO EXTEND INTO SAID FLOW PATH ADJUSTABLY FOR EXTERNAL MANUAL MANIPULATION TO VARY THE AREA OF SAID FLOW PATH AND THEREBY REGULATE THE AMOUNT OF HUMIDIFIED AIR DISCHARGED FROM THE NOZZLE.