Convertible humidifier

Abstract

A convertible humidifier that includes a base portion that produces mist, a control panel that controls the production of the mist by the base portion, a reservoir, detachably connectable to the base portion, which holds water to be used by the base portion to produce the mist, and a nozzle configured to direct the mist. The reservoir includes a pass-through connection that allows the mist produced by the base portion to be directed to an opening on a top surface of the reservoir. The nozzle is detachably connected to the opening on the top surface in a first operation mode, and the nozzle is detachably connected to an extending portion, which is detachably connected to the opening on the top surface, in a second operation mode.

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         20 . A humidifier, comprising:
 a base portion including an ultrasonic mist generator;   a fluid reservoir configured to hold fluid to be used by the ultrasonic mist generator, the fluid reservoir including a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface comprises an opening and the bottom surface comprises a tank cap and a pass-through connection, the fluid reservoir being removably connected to the base portion such that fluid in the fluid reservoir is delivered to the base portion through the tank cap, wherein the fluid is converted to a mist by the ultrasonic mist generator and then delivered through the pass-through connection toward the opening on the top surface of the fluid reservoir; and   an elongated tube comprising a first end and a second end;   wherein the humidifier is configured to operate in a first or a second operation mode, wherein in the first operation mode, the elongated tube is not attached to the humidifier; and in the second operation mode, the first end of the elongated tube is directly attached to the opening on the top surface of the reservoir such that the elongated tube extends above a top end of the fluid reservoir.   
     
     
         21 . The humidifier of  claim 20 , further comprising a nozzle attached to the second end of the elongated tube for disbursing the mist in the second operation mode. 
     
     
         22 . The humidifier of  claim 21 , wherein the nozzle is removable. 
     
     
         23 . The humidifier of  claim 21 , wherein the removable nozzle is directly attached to the opening on the top surface of the fluid reservoir in the first operation mode when the elongated tube is not attached to the humidifier. 
     
     
         24 . The humidifier of  claim 21 , wherein the removable nozzle is selectively attached either to the second end of the elongated tube when the elongated tube extends above the top end of the fluid reservoir or to the opening on the top surface of the fluid reservoir when the elongated tube is not attached to the humidifier. 
     
     
         25 . The humidifier of  claim 20 , further comprising a control panel for causing the ultrasonic mist generator to produce the mist. 
     
     
         26 . The humidifier of  claim 25 , wherein the control panel comprises a mist volume production control for regulating mist volume produced by the ultrasonic mist generator and distributed through the opening on the top surface of the fluid reservoir. 
     
     
         27 . The humidifier of  claim 25 , wherein the control panel comprises a mist flow control for regulating mist flow velocity of the mist produced by the ultrasonic mist generator. 
     
     
         28 . The humidifier of  claim 27 , wherein the control panel comprises a humidity level control for monitoring ambient humidity outside the humidifier for causing the mist flow control to selectively increase and decrease mist velocity in combination with the mist volume production control to selectively increase and decrease mist volume to achieve desired humidity levels. 
     
     
         29 . The humidifier of  claim 21 , wherein the removable nozzle has at least two openings for directing mist. 
     
     
         30 . The humidifier of  claim 29 , wherein the at least two openings are each selectively and independently rotatable around a longitudinal axis of the removable nozzle. 
     
     
         31 . The humidifier of  claim 20 , wherein a length of the elongated tube from the first end to the second end is greater than or equal to a height of the base portion. 
     
     
         32 . The humidifier of  claim 20 , wherein a combined length of the elongated tube from the first end to the second end with the removable nozzle attached to the second end of the elongated tube is greater than or equal to a height of the base portion. 
     
     
         33 . A humidifier, comprising:
 a base portion including an ultrasonic mist generator;   a fluid reservoir configured to hold fluid to be used by the ultrasonic mist generator, the fluid reservoir including a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface comprises an opening and the bottom surface comprises a tank cap and a pass-through connection, the fluid reservoir being removably connected to the base portion such that fluid in the fluid reservoir is delivered to the base portion through the tank cap, wherein the fluid is converted to a mist by the ultrasonic mist generator and then delivered through the pass-through connection toward the opening on the top surface of the fluid reservoir; and   an elongated tube comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the elongated tube is directly attached to the opening on the top surface of the fluid reservoir such that the elongated tube extends above a top end of the fluid reservoir.   
     
     
         34 . The humidifier of  claim 33 , wherein the elongated tube is removable. 
     
     
         35 . The humidifier of  claim 33 , further comprising a nozzle attached to the second end of the elongated tube. 
     
     
         36 . The humidifier of  claim 35 , wherein the nozzle is removable. 
     
     
         37 . The humidifier of  claim 35 , wherein the nozzle is rotatable.