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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Neville R Glenn, Milford, MA (US);
Robert VannRox, Milford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Holmes Products Corp., Milford, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
261-4 ; 261 66 ; 261 99 ; 261104 ; 261141 ; 261D / ;
Abstract
A humidifier for vaporizing water including a base and a wick formed of a water absorbing material positionable on the base. The wick is in fluid communication with a water supply. A device is provided for moving air over the wick disposed adjacent thereto to vaporize the water absorbed by the wick thereby humidifying the air about the humidifier. A filtration device disposed in the flow of the water to the wick is provided and the filtration device is capable of removing impurities from the water supplied to the wick such that the wick is not contaminated by the impurities.