Humidifier

Claim 1

A humidifier apparatus for use with a furnace system which includes an air conduit and means for circulating heated air, said humidifier apparatus comprising: a housing formed of a fixed frame conduit and a readily detachable cover conduit longitudinally positioned relative to said fixed frame conduit, said fixed frame conduit fixedly secured to said air conduit and defining an air opening to said air conduit, said cover conduit including an air inlet whereby there is provided an air path from said inlet through said cover conduit and frame conduit and into said air conduit, means for detachably securing said cover conduit to said fixed frame conduit, a filter pad removably helD transverse of said air path and generally parallel to the connection between said fixed frame conduit and said cover conduit, said filter pad having a feed trough in its upper end, said feed trough being open along its bottom along substantially the entire upper edge of said filter, a collecting trough integrally formed with the fixed frame conduit along its base, said trough having a drain opening, said fixed frame conduit is provided with means for securing said filter pad in place which comprises a peripheral recess adjacent said air opening for positioning the sides of said filter, a lower alignment recess in said collecting trough for receiving and positioning the bottom edge of the filter pad, and retaining means secured to the upper end of said fixed frame conduit for retaining the filter pad along its feed trough upon movement of the upper edge of said pad longitudinally of said frame member, means positioned above said feed trough for directing water into said feed trough so that water will flow by gravity over said filter pad with excess water being collected in said collecting trough, and a flexible conduit connected to said air inlet whereby said cover member may be readily separated from said frame member when said filter pad is to be removed.