Portable humidity control device

Claim 1

A HUMIDITY CONTROL APPARATUS SUITABLE FOR USE FOR BOTH HUMIDIFICATION AND DEHUMIDIFICATION WHICH COMPRISES A HOUSING ENCLOSING AN AIR TREATMENT CHAMBER, SAID HOUSING HAVING AN AIR INLET OPENING IN ONE WALL AND AN AIR DISCHARGE OPENING IN AN OPPOSING WALL, A PAIR OF TANKS POSITIONED AT THE BOTTOM OF SAID CHAMBER, AN ENDLESS, LIQUID-TRANSPORT BELT WITHIN SAID CHAMBER BETWEEN SAID OPENINGS, THE BELT EXTENDING ACROSS THE OPENINGS IN THE HOUSING, SAID BELT BEING ROTATABLY MOUNTED AND SLIDABLY MOVEABLE IN THE HOUSING AND EXTENDING BELOW THE UPPER LEVEL OF SAID TANKS, SUPPORT MEANS POSITIONED ABOVE AND EXTENDING ACROSS SAID PAIR OF TANKS, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID BELT, SAID ROTATING MEANS COMPRISING ROLLER MEANS ON WHICH SAID ENDLESS BELT IS CARRIED, AND MOTOR MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID ROLLER MEANS, WHEREBY SAID MOTOR MEANS, WHEN ACTUATED, CAUSES ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT OF THE ROLLER AND THE ENDLESS BELT CARRIED BY SAID ROLLER, SAID ROLLER MEANS BEING SUPPORTED BY AND SLIDABLY MOVEABLE WITHIN SAID SUPPORT MEANS, AND BLOWER MEANS FOR CAUSING AMBIENT AIR TO ENTER SAID AIR INLET OPENING IN SAID HOUSING AND TO BE DISCHARGED FROM SAID AIR DISCHARGE OPENING, WHEREBY THE AMBIENT AIR PASSES THROUGH SAID ENDLESS BELT BEFORE IT IS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOUSING.