Patent ID: 6027187
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: A24F

Abstract:
A humidor, comprising:(a) a product-receiving receptacle receiving and storing tobacco products in a suitable humidity environment, said receptacle having a top and a bottom, and a lid associated with the top; and(b) a humidifier removably received in said product-receiving receptacle, said humidifier comprising,(i) an emission chamber having a top and including at least one absorbent body therein, and(ii) a fill chamber devoid of absorbent bodies and receiving water into said humidifier, said fill chamber having a fill opening accessible and operable for filling water thereinto while said humidifier is disposed for use in said product-receiving receptacle,said emission chamber receiving water flowing laterally by gravity from said fill chamber, water evaporating from said absorbent body, and forming water vapor, diffusing out of said humidifier through at least one opening in the top of said emission chamber, said at least one opening being located near the top of said receptacle, such that the water vapor moves outwardly and downwardly therefrom toward the bottom of said receptacle.