US3206177A
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Liquid atomizers
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-02-03
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Granted: 1965-09-14
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Expires: 1981-02-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Abraham I Caplow
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 17:13
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24F; F24F6/00; F24F6/02; F24F6/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
240 words
A DEVICE WHICH IS DESIGNED TO RECEIVE A LIQUID AND AIR FROM SUITABLE SOURCES OF SUPPLY AND TRANSFORM SAID LIQUID INTO A SUITABLE MIXTURE FOR PROVIDING A HUMIDITY CONDITION AND SAID DEVICE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: (A) A DRAINAGE PAN, (B) A CYLINDRICAL AIR TUBE MOUNTED VERTICAL IN SAID DRAINAGE PAN AND SPACED APART THEREFROM AND SUPPORT MEANS THEREFOR, (C) A CYLINDRICAL MOTOR CASING MOUNTED CENTRALLY WITHIN SAID AIR TUBE AND AFFIXED THERETO TO A CO-AXIAL RELATION THEREWITH AND SPACED APART THEREFROM AND DEFINING THEREBY AN ANNULAR AIRSTREAM PASSAGE THEREBETWEEN, (D) A MOTOR MOUNTED WITHIN SAID MOTOR CASING AND IN VERTICAL CO-AXIAL RELATION THEREWITH, (E) A DOUBLE EXTENDED ARMATURE SHAFT IN SAID MOTOR, (F) A LIQUID THROWING ROTOR DISC HAVING PERIPHERAL SEGMENTS ALTERNATELY BENT IN OPPOSITE OBLIQUE PLANES FROM THE PLANE OF SAID DISC AND MOUNTED WITHIN SAID AIR TUBE IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE ON THE UPPER EXTENSION OF SAID SHAFT AND DRIVEN BY SAID SHAFT, (G) AN APERTURED SHROUD POSITIONED ABOVE SAID ANNULAR AIRSTREAM PASSAGE AND IN THE PATH OF THE LIQUID THROWN FROM SAID ROTOR AND SURROUNDING SAID ROTOR DISC AND SPACED IN RELATION WITH THE PERIPHERY THEREOF AND SUPPORT MEANS THEREFOR, (H) LIQUID SUPPLY MEANS ABOVE AND SPACED APART FROM SAID ROTOR DISC, AND (I) A FAN MOUNTED ON THE LOWER EXTENSION OF SAID SHAFT IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE BELOW SAID MOTOR AND DRIVEN BY SAID SHAFT FOR GENERATING AN UPWARD AIR CURRENT IN SAID ANNULAR AIRSTREAM PASSAGE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
240 words
A DEVICE WHICH IS DESIGNED TO RECEIVE A LIQUID AND AIR FROM SUITABLE SOURCES OF SUPPLY AND TRANSFORM SAID LIQUID INTO A SUITABLE MIXTURE FOR PROVIDING A HUMIDITY CONDITION AND SAID DEVICE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: (A) A DRAINAGE PAN, (B) A CYLINDRICAL AIR TUBE MOUNTED VERTICAL IN SAID DRAINAGE PAN AND SPACED APART THEREFROM AND SUPPORT MEANS THEREFOR, (C) A CYLINDRICAL MOTOR CASING MOUNTED CENTRALLY WITHIN SAID AIR TUBE AND AFFIXED THERETO TO A CO-AXIAL RELATION THEREWITH AND SPACED APART THEREFROM AND DEFINING THEREBY AN ANNULAR AIRSTREAM PASSAGE THEREBETWEEN, (D) A MOTOR MOUNTED WITHIN SAID MOTOR CASING AND IN VERTICAL CO-AXIAL RELATION THEREWITH, (E) A DOUBLE EXTENDED ARMATURE SHAFT IN SAID MOTOR, (F) A LIQUID THROWING ROTOR DISC HAVING PERIPHERAL SEGMENTS ALTERNATELY BENT IN OPPOSITE OBLIQUE PLANES FROM THE PLANE OF SAID DISC AND MOUNTED WITHIN SAID AIR TUBE IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE ON THE UPPER EXTENSION OF SAID SHAFT AND DRIVEN BY SAID SHAFT, (G) AN APERTURED SHROUD POSITIONED ABOVE SAID ANNULAR AIRSTREAM PASSAGE AND IN THE PATH OF THE LIQUID THROWN FROM SAID ROTOR AND SURROUNDING SAID ROTOR DISC AND SPACED IN RELATION WITH THE PERIPHERY THEREOF AND SUPPORT MEANS THEREFOR, (H) LIQUID SUPPLY MEANS ABOVE AND SPACED APART FROM SAID ROTOR DISC, AND (I) A FAN MOUNTED ON THE LOWER EXTENSION OF SAID SHAFT IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE BELOW SAID MOTOR AND DRIVEN BY SAID SHAFT FOR GENERATING AN UPWARD AIR CURRENT IN SAID ANNULAR AIRSTREAM PASSAGE.
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