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US 6,830,433 B2Granted
Tower fan
AssigneeKaz, Incorporated
InventorsWalter G. Birdsell, David Feer, William J. Montague, Jr.
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Abstract
An apparatus for the distribution of air includes a fan unit having a first and second portion, where the second portion is pivotable relative to the first portion about a common axis. A base supports the fan unit, and the fan unit may oscillate relative to the base. The fan unit may have a height greater than the width of the fan unit. The fan unit may also be capable of tilting relative to the base to a desired angle.
Claims39
An apparatus for distribution of air, comprising:
- a fan unit having a first portion and a second portion both arranged along a longitudinal axis, the second portion being pivotally mounted to she first portion about the axis, the first and second portions each being constructed and arranged to outpat an air flow;
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- a base that supports the fan unit, wherein the fan unit is capable of tilting relative to the base.
An apparatus for distribution of air, comprising:
- a fan unit having a first portion and a second portion both arranged along a longitudinal axis, the second portion being pivotally mounted to the first portion about the axis, the first and second portions each being constructed and arranged to output an air flow;
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- a base that supports the fan unit, wherein at least one of the first and second portions is capable of vacillating relative to the base.
An apparatus for distribution of air, comprising:
- a fan unit having a first portion and a second portion both arranged along a longitudinal axis, the second portion being pivotally mounted to the first portion about the axis, the first and second portions being constructed and arranged to both output an air flow;
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- a base that supports the fan unit, at least one of the first and second portions being capable of oscillating relative to the base, wherein the fan unit has a height and a width, and the height is greater than the width.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.