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High humidity apparatus

US6157006A · kind A · utility

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28Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 4, 1998
Grant dateDec 5, 2000
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Expiry dateNov 4, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47J27/04
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A module adapted to generate a stream of hot, humid air includes a housing, a chamber disposed within the housing and having an air intake and an exhaust vent, and a reservoir adapted to hold a volume of water. A blower is disposed adjacent the air intake and is adapted to propel a stream of air through an interior of the chamber toward the exhaust vent. A steam generator is disposed substantially within the interior of the chamber and has a water inlet in flow communication with the reservoir and a steam outlet in flow communication with the interior of the chamber. A first heater is disposed on an external surface of the steam generator and a second heater is disposed within the interior of the chamber.

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