Patent ID: 6591061
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: F24F

Abstract:
A humidifier comprising:a base having a cover disposed thereon and separable therefrom, said base and cover defining an evaporation chamber; said chamber having a lower chamber portion below a predetermined level and an upper chamber portion above said predetermined level and adapted to hold a supply of water in said lower chamber portion and up to said predetermined level, said cover having an exhaust opening communicating with and disposed above said chamber; an electrically energized heater disposed in said upper chamber portion and adapted to provide heat; an absorbent wick having a lower wick portion disposed within the water below said predetermined level and in said lower chamber portion, and an upper wick portion in thermal communication with said heater in said upper chamber portion; and wherein said wick is adapted to draw the water from said lower chamber portion up and into thermal communication with said energized heater such that said heat from said heater induces evaporation of the water from said upper wick portion and through said exhaust opening, and wherein said wick is exposed and readily removable from said heater, when said cover is separated from said base, to allow physical access to said heater for permitting cleaning of said heater and said wick.