Fan shroud assembly

A fan shroud assembly being fittable around a fan thereby filtering air being blown by the fan, said assembly comprising:

• a shroud having a continuously arcuate outer boundary such that said shroud has a circular shape wherein said shroud is configured to be positioned around a cage of a fan, said shroud having a filtering portion being comprised of a particulate filtering material wherein said filtering portion is configured to filter particles from air being blown by the fan thereby reducing allergens in the air, said filtering portion having a front surface, a back surface and a perimeter edge extending between said front surface and said back surface, said perimeter edge being continuously arcuate about a center point of said filtering portion such that said filtering portion has a disk shape having said perimeter edge defining said continuously arcuate outer boundary of said shroud, said shroud having a mesh portion having a first edge and a second edge, said first edge being coupled to said perimeter edge of said filtering portion having said first edge being coextensive with said perimeter edge such that said mesh portion is spaced from said back surface of said filtering portion, said second edge being co-arcuate with said first edge such that said second edge defines an opening into said shroud wherein said opening is configured to be positioned on a forward side of the cage of the fan thereby facilitating the fan to blow air through said opening when said fan is turned on and having said filtering portion resting against a rear side of the cage of the fan, said filtering portion having a hole extending through said front surface and said back surface of said filtering portion wherein said hole is configured to surround a motor housing of the fan when said shroud is positioned around the cage of the fan, said hole having a bounding edge, said bounding edge having a plurality of intersecting sides such that said hole has a rectangular shape, said shroud having a cut extending through said shroud wherein said cut is configured to facilitate said shroud to be positioned around the cage of the fan, said cut extending between said hole and said opening at said second edge of said mesh portion of said shroud, said mesh portion having a lip extending away from said second edge, said lip being comprised of an elastomeric material wherein said lip is configured to retain said mesh portion of the forward side of the cage of the fan when said shroud is positioned around the cage;
• a border being coupled to said filtering portion of said shroud, said border extending around said bounding edge of said hole in said filtering portion wherein said border is configured to extend around the motor housing of the fan when said shroud is positioned around the cage of the fan;
• a first mating member being coupled to said shroud, said first mating member extending along a full length of said cut, said first mating member extending along said front surface of said filtering portion and a front surface of said mesh portion;
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• a second mating member being coupled to said shroud, said second mating member extending along a full length of said cut, said second mating member being positioned on an opposite side of said cut with respect to said first mating member, said second mating member extending along said front surface of said filtering portion and a front surface of said mesh portion, said second mating member being releasably matable to said first mating member for closing said cut when said shroud is positioned around the cage of the fan.

A fan shroud system being fittable around a fan thereby filtering air being blown by the fan, said assembly comprising:

• a fan having a cage, said cage having a forward side and a rear side, said fan having a motor housing being disposed on said rear side of said cage;
• a shroud having a continuously arcuate outer boundary such that said shroud has a circular shape thereby facilitating said shroud to be positioned around said cage of said fan, said shroud having a filtering portion being comprised of a particulate filtering material wherein said filtering portion is configured to filter particles from air being blown by said fan thereby reducing allergens in the air, said filtering portion having a front surface, a back surface and a perimeter edge extending between said front surface and said back surface, said perimeter edge being continuously arcuate about a center point of said filtering portion such that said filtering portion has a disk shape having said perimeter edge defining said continuously arcuate outer boundary of said shroud, said shroud having a mesh portion having a first edge and a second edge, said first edge being coupled to said perimeter edge of said filtering portion having said first edge being coextensive with said perimeter edge such that said mesh portion is spaced from said back surface of said filtering portion, said second edge being co-arcuate with said first edge such that said second edge defines an opening into said shroud such that said opening is positioned on said forward side of said cage of said fan thereby facilitating said fan to blow air through said opening when said fan is turned on and having said filtering portion resting against said rear side of said cage of said fan, said filtering portion having a hole extending through said front surface and said back surface of said filtering portion such that said hole surrounds said motor housing of said fan when said shroud is positioned around said cage of said fan, said hole having a bounding edge, said bounding edge having a plurality of intersecting sides such that said hole has a rectangular shape, said shroud having a cut extending through said shroud to facilitate said shroud to be positioned around said cage of said fan, said cut extending between said hole and said opening at said second edge of said mesh portion of said shroud, said mesh portion having a lip extending away from said second edge, said lip being comprised of an elastomeric material retain said mesh portion of said forward side of said cage of said fan when said shroud is positioned around said cage;
• a border being coupled to said filtering portion of said shroud, said border extending around said bounding edge of said hole in said filtering portion such that said border extends around said motor housing of said fan when said shroud is positioned around said cage of said fan;
• a first mating member being coupled to said shroud, said first mating member extending along a full length of said cut, said first mating member extending along said front surface of said filtering portion and a front surface of said mesh portion;
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• a second mating member being coupled to said shroud, said second mating member extending along a full length of said cut, said second mating member being positioned on an opposite side of said cut with respect to said first mating member, said second mating member extending along said front surface of said filtering portion and a front surface of said mesh portion, said second mating member being releasably matable to said first mating member for closing said cut when said shroud is positioned around said cage of said fan.