Patent ID: 6290819
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: B01D,C02F,Y02P

Abstract:
A distiller, comprising:a housing having side and bottom walls and an open top;a seat located within said housing below said open top;a heating vessel for receiving liquid to be distilled, said vessel being removably mounted on said seat, located within said housing, and being removable from said housing through said open top;a lid for closing said housing open top and for closing and sealing said heating vessel;a heater mounted on said lid and positioned within said heating vessel when said lid is closed, said heater being operable to boil liquid in said vessel to provide steam;a condenser having an inlet and an outlet and located within said housing below said heating vessel;a collection container within said housing below said condenser;a passageway extending from said heating vessel to said condenser for conveying steam downwardly from said vessel to said condenser inlet, said condenser converting said steam to distillate; andmeans for conveying said distillate downwardly from said condenser outlet to said collection container.