Oct. 13, 1936.
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`C, L. WHITTEMORE. JR
`VAPORIZING UNIT FOR THERAPEUTIC APPARATUS
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`2,057,353
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`Filed Sept. 27, 1935
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`Patented Oct. 13, 1936 ..
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`2,057,353
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`UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE
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`2,057,353
`VAPORIZING UNIT FOR THERAPEUTIC
`APPARATUS
`Clinton L. Whittemore, Jr., St. Louis County, Mo.,
`assl~nor to Levering Laboratories, Incorpo(cid:173)
`rated, St. Louis, Mo., a corporation ot_Delaware
`AppUcatlon September 27, 1935, Serial No. 42,391
`(CI. 219-38)
`13 Claims.
`ThJs Invention relates to vaporizing .units for
`such a way that a portion of said wick is always
`therapeutic apparatus of the particular type dis(cid:173)
`in contact or approximate contact with the heat(cid:173)
`closed in U. S. Patent No. 1,968,509, to F. E.
`ing element or filament 3, and a portion of said
`T11fany, dated July 31, 1934.
`wick is always in contact with the medicament
`The object of my' invention is to provide a
`in the vaporizing vessel, whereby said medica(cid:173)
`ment will be carried by capillary action to a 5
`vaporizing unit of the kind mentioned, which is
`of such construction that it will function prop(cid:173)
`point where it wm be vaporized by the heat from
`erly, even though the heating element is spaced
`the filament 3.
`In the form of my invention
`shown in Figure 2, the wick D consists of a
`a considerable distance above or away from the
`lO medicament from which the vapor is evolved.
`thread, ·string or stand of some suitable wick 10
`Figure 1 of the drawing is a side elevational
`material doubled intermediate its ends so as to
`view of a therapeutic apparatus equipped with
`form a substantially inverted V-shaped device
`'a vaporizing unit. constructed in accordance with
`whose side portions are encased in . and sur(cid:173)
`my invention.
`rounded by colled or looped portions of the fila(cid:173)
`Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view
`ment 3, the lower ends or free ends of the side 15
`of said unit; and
`pieces of the wick projecting downwardly into
`Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional
`the medicament and terminating at or in close
`view, illustrating another form of my invention.
`proximity to the closed bottom 6 of the vessel A.
`In the drawing A designates the vaporizing
`With such a unit it is not necessary that the
`vessel of my improved unit, said vessel being
`level of the medicament be maintained in close 20
`20 preferably constructed in tlie form of ·a hollow
`proximity to the heating element of the ap(cid:173)
`glass container adapted to hold a liquid medica(cid:173)
`paratus, but, on the contrary, the unit wlll op(cid:173)
`ment x and provided with an electrically-oper(cid:173)
`erate properly so long as there is sufficient med(cid:173)
`ated heating meB.ns comprising two electrical
`icament in the vaporizing vessel A to engage or
`conductors I and 2 and a filament or heating
`contact with a portion of the wick D.
`25 element 3 combined in such a way that when
`·Figure 3 illustrates another form of my in(cid:173)
`said conductors are energized by an electric cur(cid:173)
`vention, in which the filament or heating element
`rent, the filament 3 will become heated. Sim(cid:173)
`3"' is constructed in the form of a single vert(cid:173)
`ilarly to the vaporizing unit disclosed in said
`ically-disposed coil attached to the electrical con(cid:173)
`30 TUfany patent, the vaporizing vessel A is pro(cid:173)
`ductors I and 2, and arranged so as to sur- 30
`vided with an air inlet orifice 4 disposed at a
`round a wick D' whose lower end terminates in
`point below the upper end· of the vessel, a vapor
`close proximity to the inner face of the bottom
`outlet I formed preferably in the top wall of
`6. of .the vaporizing vessel UP through which the
`the vessel A, and a solid or substantially imper-
`conductors I and 2 project.
`35 !orate bottom portion 8 up through which con(cid:173)
`Having thus described my invention, what I 31)
`ductors I and 2 extend and project upwardly
`claim as new and desire to secure by Letters
`into the interior of said vessel, the said con(cid:173)
`Patent is:
`ductors being sealed in the bottom portion 6
`1. A vaporizing unit for therapeutic apparatus,
`of the vessel. The vessel A is carried by and
`consisting of a vessel or container adapted to
`40 permanently connected to a terminal plug B of
`hold a medicament, electrical conductors pro- 40
`any preferred construction, that is adapted to
`jecting into said vessel through the bottom of
`be plugged into or positioned in a terminal socket
`same, a heating filament carried by said conduc(cid:173)
`forming part of an electric circuit, such, for ex(cid:173)
`tors, and a wick directly engaged by the heating
`ample, as the receptacle or socket of an ordinary
`filament and extending from said filament to a
`45 .flashlight C. As ·shown in Figure 2, the con(cid:173)
`point in close proximity to the bottom of said 45
`ductor I is soldered to the inner surface of the
`vessel.
`metal shell 1 of the plug B, and the other con(cid:173)
`2. A vaporizing unit of the kind described in
`ductor 2 is soldered to the inner surface of the
`claim 1, in which said vessel is carried by a ter(cid:173)
`center conducting button 8 of the plug.
`minal plug that is rigidly attached to the bottom
`In order that the unit will function properly,
`portion of said vessel.
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`even though the heating element or filament 3 Is
`3. A tiltable vaporizing unit of the kind de(cid:173)
`spaced a considerable distance above or away
`scribed In claim 1, in which said vessel is pro(cid:173)
`from the medicament x, the unit is equipped with
`vided with an air inlet and a vapor outlet.
`a wick D made of any suitable material and com-
`4. A vaporizing unit of the kind described in 65
`66 blned with the heating element or filament 3 in
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`through that portion of the vessel adapted to
`claim 1, in which the heating ftlament is coilecl
`contain the medicament and terminating in a
`around a portion of said wick.
`ftlament slightly above the bottom of the vessel,
`5. A vaporizing unit of the kind described in
`said terminal plug being adapted to be plugged
`claim 1, in which the wick comprises a plurality
`5 of strands that extend· downwardly from the
`Into a conventional terminal socket of an electric
`circUit and carrying contacts to complete the
`heating filament and terminate in close proximity
`circUit through the filament, and a wick asso(cid:173)
`to the bottom of said vessel.
`6. A vaporizing unit of the kind deacribed in
`ciated with the filament and in direct contact
`claim 1, in which the wick consists of a substan-
`therewith whereby heat generated by the fila(cid:173)
`10 tially inverted v-shaped device whose side por(cid:173)
`ment causes vaporization of the medicament en(cid:173)
`tions are surrounded by coiled portions of the
`trapped within the wick.
`heating filament.
`11. As a new article of manufacture, a vaporiz(cid:173)
`7. A vaporizmg unit comprising, in . combina(cid:173)
`ing unit for therapeutic use, comprising a plug
`terminal adapted to be plugged into a conven(cid:173)
`tion, a liquid reservoir, a heating filament and
`tional socket terminal of an electrical circUit, a
`15 a wick extending from said reservoir to said
`filament, said latter-named element being con(cid:173)
`vessel for a medicament mounted upon said plug
`structed and arranged to provide the sole support
`and having inlet and outlet openings to the at(cid:173)
`for said wick and being in direct contact there(cid:173)
`moSphere, filament wires extending from the
`plug through the bottom of the vessel and termi(cid:173)
`with.
`8. A vaporizer of the class described, compris(cid:173)
`nating therein, portions of the filament wires
`ing a vessel having an outlet open to the atmos(cid:173)
`extending from the plug being located In that
`phere and a closed bottom adapted to receive a
`part of the vessel adapted to contain the medica(cid:173)
`vaporizable medicament, electric conductors hav(cid:173)
`ment and other portions extending above the level
`ing portions thereof extending through and above
`thereof, and a., wick carried by the filament wires
`25 that portion of the interior of the vessel adapted
`for utting the medicament by capillary attraction
`to receive the medicament, and a wick associated
`to those portions of the wires extending above
`with said conductors also having portions there(cid:173)
`the liqUid level of the vessel.
`of extending through and above that portion of
`12. As a new article of manufacture, a vaporiz(cid:173)
`the interior of the vessel adapted to receive the
`ing unit for therapeutic use, comprising a. plug
`30 medicament so that a portion of the wick wUl
`terminal adapted to be plugged into a conven(cid:173)
`be submerged in the medicament and other por(cid:173)
`tional terminal socket of an electrical circUit, a.
`tions wlll extend above the level thereof, the con(cid:173)
`vessel for a medicament mounted upon said plug
`struction being such that when an electric cir(cid:173)
`and having an outlet for vapors at its upper por(cid:173)
`cuit is completed through the conductors to heat
`tion and an air inlet at a point lower down, elec(cid:173)
`35 the same and the medicament entrapped within
`trical heating wires extending from the plug
`the wick, a stream of vapor wUl be formed and
`through the bottom of the vessel into the space
`projected upwardly within the vessel.
`adapted to contain the medicament and termi(cid:173)
`9. A therapeutic vaporizing unit adapted to be
`nating above the normal liqUid level thereof, and
`plugged into a conventional socket terminal of
`a wick surrounded a.nd supported by the electrical
`40 an electric circuit, comprising a plug terminal
`heating wires for carrying the medicament by
`having a plura.Uty of i~ulated circUit contacts,
`ca.p1llary attraction above the liqUid surface level
`a vessel mounted upon said plug, said vessel hav(cid:173)
`thereof.
`ing an outlet open to the atmosphere and a
`13. As a new article of manufacture, and In
`closed bottom to receive a medicament, conduc-
`combination with a portable casing having an
`45 tors extending through the plug and into the
`electric battery cell and a conventional socket
`vessel containing the medicament, said conduc(cid:173)
`terminal, of a vessel for a medicament associated
`tors terminating in a filament adapted to become
`with the portable casing, said vessel carrying
`heated upon completion of an electric current
`conductors extending through that portion of
`therethrough, and a porous wick entwined with-
`the bottom of the vessel in which the medicament
`50 in the filament for lifting the medicament by
`is to be placed and provided with portions ex(cid:173)
`tending above the level of the medicament, a
`cap1llary attraction whereby the liqUid becomes
`vaporized upon the filament becoming heated.
`wick associated with the conductors and adapted
`10. A therapeutic vaporizer ot the class de(cid:173)
`to be heated thereby. and a manually operable
`scribed, comprising a -vessel having an outlet at
`switch carried by the casing and adapted to make
`55 its upj)er end open to the atmosphere and a closed
`and break the circUit at wm leading from the
`bottom adapted to receive a medicament, a. ter(cid:173)
`battery through the plug terminal and the said
`minal plug permanently attached to the bottom
`f'~ent.
`of said vessel and having conductors extending
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`CLINTON L. WIDIIEMORE, JR.
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