Patent ID: 7503512

Claim:
An electrostatically atomizing device comprising: a liquid storing means for storing a volume of liquid; a carrier having a liquid collecting end and a discharge end opposite of said liquid collecting end, said liquid collecting end being immersed within said liquid in said reservoir for collecting and feeding the liquid through said carrier to said discharge end, a first electrode electrically charging said liquid, a second electrode opposed to said discharge end, a voltage source applying a voltage across said first and second electrodes to thereby electrostatically charge the liquid at said discharge end and emitting the said liquid in the form of tiny ionized particles, said liquid storing means being accommodated within a housing together with said carrier, said first electrode, said second electrode, and said voltage source, and at least a part of said liquid storing means being detachable to said housing, wherein said liquid storing means comprises a reservoir accommodated within said housing and a replenishing tank for supplying the liquid to said reservoir, said replenishing tank being detachable to said reservoir, and wherein said housing is provided with a recess for accommodating therein said reservoir, said carrier, said first electrode, said second electrode, and said replenishing tank, said recess being covered with a lid, said device including a switch that disables said voltage source upon opening of said lid.