Apparatus and method for use of an air rail
AssigneeGaming Edge Products, L.L.C.
InventorsShane Long, David Warren
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for minimizing the amount of smoke to which a shielded person is exposed. The apparatus, or air rail, has a conduit and a fan. The conduit has an air outlet through which air is forced by the fan. In operation, the fan generates an air flow that enters the conduit and exits through the air outlet. The exited air flow is directed generally away from the shielded person and is interposed between the shielded person and the smoke. The exited air flow therefore creates a barrier which minimizes the amount of smoke to which the shielded person is exposed. By minimizing the amount of smoke to which the shielded person is exposed, the apparatus and method creates a better environment for the shielded person.
Claims48
An air rail apparatus for minimizing an amount of second-hand smoke reaching a location adjacent to a table, comprising:
- a fan, wherein air is moved or an air flow is created;
- a conduit, operably connected to the fan, removably attachable to a table and interposed between a location adjacent to the table and an airborne nuisance at the table, wherein a substantial portion of the moved air or the created air flow enters the conduit and travels through the conduit, and wherein the conduit comprises:
- a top;
- and
- an air outlet, located on the top of the conduit, wherein a substantial portion of the air that travels through the conduit exits through the air outlet, whereby the exited air may be interposed between the location adjacent to the table and the airborne nuisance.
A method for eliminating, reducing, or minimizing the amount of smoke that reaches a predetermined location, comprising:
- providing an air rail removably attachable to a table;
- and
- creating an air flow, from the air rail, in a generally vertical direction along substantially all of a side of the table closest to the predetermined location, wherein the created air flow is interposed between the predetermined location and an airborne nuisance so that the airborne nuisance comes into contact with the created air flow and is dispersed, redirected away from the predetermined location, or diffused into smaller amounts.
An air rail apparatus for minimizing the amount of second-hand smoke reaching a location adjacent to a table, comprising:
- a fan, wherein air is moved or an air flow is created;
- a conduit, operably connected to the fan and attachable to a table and interposed between the location adjacent to the table and an airborne nuisance at the table, wherein a substantial portion of the moved air or the created air flow enters the conduit and travels through the conduit, and wherein the conduit comprises:
- a top forming a plane and wherein the air exits at an acute angle to the plane of the table;
- and
- an air outlet, located on the top of the conduit, wherein a substantial portion of the air that travels through the conduit exits through the air outlet, whereby the exited air may be interposed between the location adjacent to the table and the airborne nuisance.
An air rail apparatus for minimizing an amount of second-hand smoke reaching a location adjacent to a table, comprising:
- a fan, wherein air is moved or an air flow is created;
- a conduit, operably connected to the fan and attachable to a table and interposed between the location adjacent to the table and an airborne nuisance at the table, wherein a substantial portion of the moved air or the created air flow enters the conduit and travels through the conduit, and wherein the conduit comprises:
- atop;
- and
- an air outlet, located on the top of the conduit, wherein a substantial portion of the air that travels through the conduit exits through the air outlet, whereby the exited air maybe interposed between the location adjacent to the table and the airborne nuisance and wherein the fan may be slideably positioned at different positions along the conduit.
An air rail apparatus for minimizing an amount of second-hand smoke reaching a location adjacent to a table, comprising:
- a fan, wherein air is moved or an air flow is created;
- a conduit, operably connected to the fan and attachable to a table and interposed between the location adjacent to the table and an airborne nuisance at the table, wherein a substantial portion of the moved air or the created air flow enters the conduit and travels through the conduit, and wherein the conduit comprises:
- atop;
- and
- an air outlet, located on the top of the conduit, wherein a substantial portion of the air that travels through the conduit exits through the air outlet, whereby the exited air may be interposed between the location adjacent to the table and the airborne nuisance and wherein the length of the conduit is adjustable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.