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US 2006/0179679 A1Published application
Portable multi-purpose blower apparatus and method
AssigneeMarley Engineered Products LLC
InventorCharles Ivey
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Abstract
An embodiment of the portable blower includes a housing, a blower wheel, a motor, and a rechargeable battery. Some embodiments of the portable blower include a pivoting blower head, a speed control, and a light source. A method of assembling a portable blower includes attaching a blower wheel to a motor, fastening the motor and blower wheel assembly to a housing, and attaching a rechargeable battery to the housing.
Claims25
A portable blower, comprising:
- a housing having a bottom side with a length and width;
- an opening in the housing configured to vent a gas;
- a blower wheel assembly disposed inside the housing and configured to blow air out of the opening;
- a motor disposed within the housing and configured to drive the blower wheel;
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- a rechargeable battery external to the housing and configured to provide power to the motor, the battery being detachably coupled to the bottom side of the housing and having a length and width substantially equal to the length and width of the bottom side of the housing, to form a base for the blower when attached to the housing.
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A portable blower, comprising:
- a housing having a bottom side with a length and width;
- venting means in the housing configured to vent a gas;
- blowing means disposed inside the housing and configured to blow air out of the venting means;
- a motor disposed within the housing and configured to drive the blowing means;
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- a rechargeable power supplying means external to the housing and configured to provide power to the motor, the power supplying means being detachably coupled to the bottom side of the housing and having a length and width substantially equal to the length and width of the bottom side of the housing, to form a base for the blower when attached to the housing.
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A method of powering a portable blower, comprising:
- providing a housing having a bottom side with a length and width and disposed therein:
- an opening in the housing configured to vent a gas;
- a blower wheel assembly disposed inside the housing and configured to blow air out of the opening;
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- a motor disposed within the housing and configured to drive the blower wheel;
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- powering the blower via a rechargeable battery external to the housing and configured to provide power to the motor, the battery being detachably coupled to the bottom side of the housing and having a length and width substantially equal to the length and width of the bottom side of the housing, to form a base for the blower when attached to the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.