Patent ID: 7377494

Claim:
A humidifier comprising: a housing including an air inlet, an air outlet and a reservoir for holding water; a wick frame disposed within said housing, said wick frame having a peripheral wall and a plurality of side walls extending from said peripheral wall to define at least one space; a wick element configured to be received by said space of said wick frame whereby said wick element is positioned within said housing to contact the water in said reservoir and arranged in parallel between said air inlet and said fan, said wick element having an exterior surface and a thickness perpendicular to said exterior surface; a fastening means for attaching said exterior surface of said wick element to said peripheral wall of said wick frame; and a fan provided within said housing for creating an airflow, the airflow entering said air inlet, passing through said wick element for adding moisture to the airflow from the water in said reservoir and exiting through said air outlet.