Collapsible misting fan apparatus
OwnerSteve Whiteinventor
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Abstract
A portable, evaporative cooling apparatus includes a cabinet for storing cooling water, a water pump, a fan, and a spraying system. The fan is mountable on the cabinet lid and is removable from the cabinet lid for storage within the cabinet. The cabinet has wheels that allow it to be rolled along a surface and a handle for pulling the cabinet along the surface. The apparatus may be retrofit to a standard food cooler.
Claims18
A portable, evaporative cooling apparatus using cooling water, comprising:
- (a) a food cooler for storing cooling water, the food cooler having an open top and a lid, the lid having an inside and an outside;
- (b) a water pump mounted on the inside of the lid out of and away from the cooling water for pumping cooling water out of the food cooler;
- (c) a fan with a base removably secured directly to a mounting plate on the lid with a removable pin, and unobstructed access to the fan for facilitating removal of the fan from the lid and storage within the food cooler;
- (d) a spraying system attached to the fan and to the water pump;
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- (e) wherein the water pump stores within the food cooler, the fan removes for storage within the food cooler, the removable pin stores within the food cooler when not securing the fan with the base to the mounting plate, and the spray system stores within the food cooler.
A portable, evaporative cooling apparatus using cooling water for retrofitting to a food cooler, the food cooler having a lid, the lid having an outside and an inside, the cooling apparatus comprising:
- (a) a water pump adapted to be attached inside of the lid of the food cooler out of and away from the cooling water for pumping cooling water out of the food cooler;
- (b) a fan with a base adapted to be removably directly secured to a mounting plate on the cooler lid with a removable pin, and an unobstructed access to the fan for facilitating removal of the fan from the lid, and adaptable to be storable within the food cooler;
- (c) a spraying system attached to the fan and to the water pump;
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- (d) wherein the water pump stores within the food cooler, the fan stores within the food cooler, the removable pin stores within the food cooler when not securing the fan with the base to the mounting bracket, and the spray system stores within the cooler.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.