Portable humidifier

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A PORTABLE CABINET TYPE HUMIDIFIER COMPRISING: A CABINET FULLY ENCLOSING THE HUMIDIFIER EXCEPT FOR THE UPPER FRONT AND UPPER REAR PORTIONS THEREOF; FRONT AND REAR GRILLES REMOVABLY MOUNTED IN THE OPEN FRONT AND REAR PORTIONS, RESPECTIVELY, OF SAID CABINET; A WATER TANK IN THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID CABINET; A HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED DRIP TRAY SUPPORTED BY SAID CABINET DIRECTLY ABOVE SAID TANK; AN EVAPORATOR ELEMENT VERTICALLY DISPOSED ACROSS THE UPPER REAR PORTION OF SAID CABINET AND HAVING ITS LOWER EDGE RESTING IN AND SUPPORTED BY SAID DRIP TRAY; MOUNTING PLATE MEANS SECURED TO SAID CABINET, SAID MOUNTING PLATE MEANS FORMING A PARTITION BETWEEN THE UPPER FRONT PORTION OF SAID CABINET AND THE REMAINDER OF SAID CABINET; A FAN SECURED TO THE FRONT FACE OF SAID MOUNTING PLATE MEANS, SAID FRONT AND REAR GRILLES AND SAID EVAPORATOR ELEMENT AND SAID FAN BEING HORIZONTALLY AND TRANSVERSELY ALIGNED WITHIN SAID CABINET; A WATER PUMP SECURED TO THE FRONT FACE OF SAID MOUNTING PLATE MEANS; FAN AND WATER PUMP CONTROLS SECURED TO THE FRONT FACE OF SAID MOUNTING PLATE MEANS; CONDUIT MEANS ESTABLISHING A WATER FLOW PATH FROM SAID PUMP TO SAID EVAPORATOR ELEMENT; WATER DISTRIBUTING MEANS UNITARY WITH SAID EVAPORATOR ELEMENT FOR DISTRIBUTING WATER FROM SAID CONDUIT MEANS UNIFORMLY OVER THE UPPER LENGTH OF SAID EVAPORATOR ELEMENT; AND MEANS PROVIDING ACCESS TO SAID WATER TANK FROM THE EXTERIOR OF SAID CABINET, WHEREBY SAID TANK MAY BE FILLED WITH WATER WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF DISASSEMBLING ANY PORTION OF SAID CABINET.