Patent ID: 7828275
Filing Date: 2010-11-09
Classification: F24F,Y02A,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A heated air humidifier comprising: a. a container having a front wall, back wall, bottom, top, and side walls, arranged to form an interior compartment, said container being appointed to be placed in close association with a source of heated air adapted to expel heated air into a room; b. an inner support portion fixedly attached to said bottom of said container and being arranged to form a plurality of tunnels and support chambers, the support chambers having a u-shaped configuration, said plurality of tunnels extending from said bottom into said interior compartment of said container; c. said inner support portion arranged within said container to form a water reservoir appointed to receive and house water; d. a plurality of grooves arranged in substantially parallel alignment and located on each of said front and back walls of said container, said grooves being associated, respectively, with said support chambers of said inner support portion; and e. a plurality of evaporation filters adapted to be received by said grooves and said support chambers of said inner support portion, said plurality of evaporation filters being arranged in a parallel arrangement, and each of said evaporation filters being in intimate contact with said water in said water reservoir so that each of said evaporation filters absorbs moisture and becomes wetted; wherein said bottom of said container and said tunnels of said inner support portion are placed in close proximity to said source of heated air so that said heated air flows into said tunnels and traverses said body of said evaporation filters that have been wetted and receives moisture therefrom, which is expelled into said room so that moisture is diffused into said room, and wherein each of said support chambers having a u-shaped configuration comprises a pair of brackets each having a center portion and two vertical arms, wherein said center portion has a height less than said two vertical arms and wherein said center portion of each of said pair of brackets has a height ranging between 5 cm (1.97 inches) to 9 cm (3.54 inches).