Vaporizer

Claim 1

IN A VAPORIZER, A FLUID CONTAINER, A COVER THEREFOR, AN ELECTRIC MOTOR CARRIED BY THE COVER AND ENCLOSED THEREBY, AIR INLET MEANS IN THE COVER THROUGH WHICH AIR MAY BE DRAWN INTO THE CONTAINER, AIR FILTER MEANS BETWEEN SAID INLET MEANS AND THE CONTAINER, A ROTATABLE PLATE DRIVABLY CONNECTED TO SAID MOTOR AND DISPOSED IN THE CONTAINER, A FLUID ELEVATING PUMP ON THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID PLATE FOR PROPELLING SAID FLUID OUTWARDLY, VANES ON THE UPPER SIDE OF SAID PLATE, ROTATABLE THEREWITH TO DRAW AIR INTO THE CONTAINER AND PROPEL IT OUTWARDLY TO ADMIX WITH FLUID AT THE PERIPHERY OF THE PLATE, A STATIONARY SCREEN CARRIED BY THE COVER AND SURROUNDING THE PLATE ABOVE THE LIQUID LEVEL OF THE CONTAINER AND EXTENDING A SHORT DISTANCE ABOVE AND BELOW THE OUTER EDGE OF THE PLATE, AN ELECTRIC HEATING ELEMENT PERMANENTLY AFFIXED TO THE LOWER EDGE OF THE SCREEN BELOW THE PATH OF FLUID PROPELLED BY THE PLATE, A TWO-STEP SWITCH CONNECTED BY SEPARATE PARALLEL CIRCUIT BRANCHES WHICH RESPECTIVELY INCLUDE THE MOTOR AND THE HEATING ELEMENT AND CONNECTED IN ONE SETTING TO ENERGIZE BOTH THE MOTOR AND THE HEATING ELEMENT AND IN ANOTHER SETTING TO ENERGIZE THE MOTOR ALONG, AND OUTLET MEANS IN THE COVER TO PERMIT OF THE DISCHARGE OF HUMIDIFIED AIR.