Steam-air inhalator

Claim 1

In combination: a. a vaporizer comprising an enclosed reservoir containing water and having a top cover, steam generating means, and a steam outlet nozzle leading from said generating means, b. a steam-air mixing chamber comprising a housing having an internal channel with a first and a second end, c. a generally transverse baffle partially obstructing said channel between said first and second ends, d. said steam nozzle removably fitted into said first end of said housing and having an outlet orifice directed towards said channel to direct a steam jet onto said baffle, e. said housing having entrance means for ambient air in the vicinity of the baffle, whereby ambient air can enter into said channel, and whereby the steam is deflected by said baffle, and entrains and mixes with the ambient air to form a superfine mist, f. venturi inlet means in said housing near said second end thereof and connected to a source of pressurized gas, g. said second end of said housing defining a tubular means said inlet means axially aligned with said tubular means at said second end of said housing and passing pressurized gas into said tubular means, h. said tubular means communicating with said channel, i. a tubular fitting having two ends and a lateral arm in communication therewith, said tubular fitting removably connected at one end to said tubular means, j. whereby a warm mixture of superfine mist and gas enters said lateral arm from said tubular means, k. breathing means connected to said lateral arm, l. and the other end of said tubular fitting passing through said reservoir top cover.