Patent ID: 7624734
Filing Date: 2009-12-01
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A vaporizer apparatus for extracting active ingredients from a specimen, the vaporizer apparatus comprising: a housing comprising a plurality of walls including a front wall having a first height and a perimeter defining an opening, two spaced apart side walls each comprising a first side edge of a first edge height and a second side edge of a second edge height, and a top wall; the plurality of walls defining an interior space; wherein the second side edge height is taller than the first side edge height; a heating element assembly operable with electrical power positioned in the interior space comprising an elongated heating element for heating intake air, the heating element defining a shaft having an attached end and a free end; a power regulator for regulating power to the heating element assembly having a component projecting through the opening of the front wall; a use opening defined in part by the second edge height of the two side walls and the top wall being positioned, at least in part, higher than an upper edge of the front wall; and a mounting assembly in contact with both the top wall and the at least one of the two side walls for positioning the free end of the heating element closer to the second side edge than the first side edge of the two side walls.