US3130246A
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Humidifier assembly
Assignee: WALTON LAB Inc
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Filing: 1961-06-02
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Granted: 1964-04-21
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Expires: 1981-06-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Banks Melville Raymond
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 19:07
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24F; F24F6/00; F24F6/12; F24F6/16; F24F6/02; F24F6/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
226 words
IN A HUMIDIFIER INVOLVING A ROTARY AND VERTICALLY EXTENDING ASSEMBLY EMBRACING A NUMBER OF PARTS CERTAIN OF WHICH REQUIRE CLEANING AFTER SEPARATION FROM EACH OTHER AND WHICH PARTS MUST BE SUBSEQUENTLY RELATED AND CONNECTED TO EACH OTYHER ONLY IN PREDETERMINED POSITIONS TO AVOID A CONDITION OF DYBAMIC IMBALANCE; SAID ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN UPPER MOTOR-DRIVEN SHAFT, A HUB ATTACHED TO SAID SHAFT TO ALIGN THEREWITH, A PLATE FORMING A FIXED PART OF SAID HUB AT THE LOWER END THEREOF, A DISK AND A FAN BOTH ENSLEEVED OVER SAID HUB WITH THE FAN ABOVE SAID DISK AND SAID PLATE UNDERLYING SAID DISK AND WITH THE LATTER, THE FAN AND PLATE EXTENDING PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE HUB AXIS, MEANS FOR PERMANENTLY SECURING SAID HUB, FAN AND PLATE AGAINST DETACHMENT AND MOVEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER, A WATER-ELEVATING TUBE, A COLLAR AT THE UPPER END OF THE LATTER AND FORMED WITH OPENINGS TO RECEIVE SAID SECURING MEANS FOR RETAINING IT IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID HUB, SAID PLATE, DISK AND FA ALSO HAVING OPENINGS TO RECEIVE SAID SECURING MEANS, MEANS FORMING A PART OF SAID PLATE AND COLLAR FOR INDICATING WHEN THEY ARE RELATED IN A MANNER SUCH THAT A DYNAMICALLY BALANCED ASSEMBLY EXISTS AND DETACHABLE ELEMENTS DISPOSABLE WITHIN THE SECURING MEANS TO RETAIN THE COLLAR AGAINST SEPARATION FROM AND MOVEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO SAID PLATE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
226 words
IN A HUMIDIFIER INVOLVING A ROTARY AND VERTICALLY EXTENDING ASSEMBLY EMBRACING A NUMBER OF PARTS CERTAIN OF WHICH REQUIRE CLEANING AFTER SEPARATION FROM EACH OTHER AND WHICH PARTS MUST BE SUBSEQUENTLY RELATED AND CONNECTED TO EACH OTYHER ONLY IN PREDETERMINED POSITIONS TO AVOID A CONDITION OF DYBAMIC IMBALANCE; SAID ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN UPPER MOTOR-DRIVEN SHAFT, A HUB ATTACHED TO SAID SHAFT TO ALIGN THEREWITH, A PLATE FORMING A FIXED PART OF SAID HUB AT THE LOWER END THEREOF, A DISK AND A FAN BOTH ENSLEEVED OVER SAID HUB WITH THE FAN ABOVE SAID DISK AND SAID PLATE UNDERLYING SAID DISK AND WITH THE LATTER, THE FAN AND PLATE EXTENDING PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE HUB AXIS, MEANS FOR PERMANENTLY SECURING SAID HUB, FAN AND PLATE AGAINST DETACHMENT AND MOVEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER, A WATER-ELEVATING TUBE, A COLLAR AT THE UPPER END OF THE LATTER AND FORMED WITH OPENINGS TO RECEIVE SAID SECURING MEANS FOR RETAINING IT IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID HUB, SAID PLATE, DISK AND FA ALSO HAVING OPENINGS TO RECEIVE SAID SECURING MEANS, MEANS FORMING A PART OF SAID PLATE AND COLLAR FOR INDICATING WHEN THEY ARE RELATED IN A MANNER SUCH THAT A DYNAMICALLY BALANCED ASSEMBLY EXISTS AND DETACHABLE ELEMENTS DISPOSABLE WITHIN THE SECURING MEANS TO RETAIN THE COLLAR AGAINST SEPARATION FROM AND MOVEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO SAID PLATE.
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