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US 5,131,888 AGranted
Solar powered exhaust fan
OwnerDwight O. Adkins, IIinventor
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Abstract
A solar powered exhaust fan having a pipe adaptor for connection to the interior of portable buildings. The exhaust fan may be either DC or AC energized. Automatic and manual switches are provided.
Claims19
A solar powered exhaust fan comprising:
- planar support means having an aperture therein:
- exhaust fan means mounted on said planar support means adjacent said aperture;
- solar power means mounted on said planar support means for powering said exhaust fan means;
- pipe adaptor means attached to said exhaust fan means and extending downwardly therefrom through said aperture;
- and
- exhaust pipe means attached to said exhaust fan means and extending upwardly therefrom.
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A modular solar powered exhaust fan assembly for portable buildings, such as portable toilets and the like, comprising:
- planar support means;
- solar power means mounted on said planar support means;
- exhaust fan means mounted on said planar support means;
- exhaust pipe means connected to said exhaust fan means;
- and
- transparent or translucent cover means mounted on said planar support means shielding said modular solar powered exhaust fan assembly while allowing activation of said solar power means.
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The invention of claim 11 wherein said attachment means comprises strap means.
A modular solar powered exhaust fan for portable buildings, such as portable toilets and the like, comprising:
- a support plate;
- solar cell means mounted upon said support plate;
- a power source assembly mounted upon said support plate electrically connected to said solar cell means;
- an exhaust fan assembly mounted on said support plate;
- pipe adaptor means secured to said exhaust fan assembly and extending downwardly through said support plate;
- exhaust means secured to and extending upwardly from said exhaust fan assembly;
- and
- a translucent or transparent cover through which said exhaust means extends.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.