US 5,851,106 AGranted

Portable fan device

AssigneeInnovative Design Enterprises

InventorsGregory A. Steiner, Terry Arnieri

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Abstract

There is disclosed an elongate style portable fan device having an elongate body portion including a fan device mounted on the top end of the body portion. The elongate body portion is designed to lay flat on an underlying flat surface in a manner which maintains the fan device portion at an angle of approximately 30 degrees from the central horizontal axis of the elongate body portion such that the fan blades of the fan device are free to rotate above the underlying flat surface when in the fan activated mode. The elongate body portion includes stop means for providing a resting stop position for the elongate body portion in order to permit the fan blades of the fan device to rotate freely when in the resting position and in the fan activation mode while laying on a flat underlying surface. Switch means is provided to the device for alternating between a fan activation and a fan deactivation mode. A scented pad added to the device and positioned so that rotating fan blades will disseminate the scent emanating from the scent pad.

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Dependent claims

A portable fan device adapted for seatment on an underlying flat surface comprising,

an elongate body portion having a top end and a bottom end and having a central horizontal axis along the length of said elongate body portion,
said elongate body portion forming an elongate chamber,
a fan device mounted on the top end of said elongate body portion,
said fan device having an off position and a fan activation position associated therewith,
stop means associated with said elongate body portion, said stop means adapted to maintain said elongate body portion in a rest position when said body portion is positioned on an underlying flat surface, along the horizontal axis of said elongate body portion,
said fan device including a central hub and at least a pair of fan blades mounted to said hub and adapted for rotational movement when in the fan activation position,
said fan device being positioned at an angle spaced from said central horizontal axis a distance sufficient to allow fan blade rotation when said elongate body portion is maintained by said stop means in a rest position on an underlying flat support surface,
said elongate chamber accommodating electrical power means for providing energy to said fan device,
and on/off switch means interposed between said fan device and said electrical power means to accommodate a fan off position and a fan activation position.

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A portable fan device adapted for seatment on an underlying flat surface comprising,

an elongate body portion having a top end and a bottom end and having a central horizontal axis along the length of said elongate body portion,
said elongate body portion forming an elongate chamber,
a fan device mounted on the top end of said elongate body portion, said fan device having an off position and a fan activation position associated therewith,
said fan device including a fan motor, and having a motor shaft extending outwardly therefrom, and having a fan hub mounted on said fan shaft and said fan hub including at least two fan blades carried thereon at the front end of said fan device, and having a rear end in opposed relation to said fan carrying front end, said rear end forming a sloped cap,
said sloped cap cooperating with said elongate body portion thereby to provide a resting stop position for said elongate body portion when lying on an underlying flat support surface along the horizontal axis thereof and maintaining said fan blades in a freely rotatable position when in the fan activation position,
said elongate chamber accommodating electrical power means for providing energy to said fan device, and on/off switch means interposed between said fan device and said electrical power means to accommodate a fan off position and a fan activation position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.