Compact portable air cooler
OwnerKelvin Chaninventor
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Abstract
A personal air cooling apparatus includes a main housing having a hollow interior that houses a water-retaining sponge in a first chamber and a motor-driven fan in a second chamber. A partition wall separates the chambers and is apertured so that air pulled into the first chamber flows through the sponge and through the aperture into an air passageway that leads to an air outlet vent that directs a strong flow of cooled air onto the user. The first chamber has a depth less than a depth of the sponge so that an empty space is provided between the partition wall and the sponge. The empty space facilitates flow of ambient air through the sponge and reduces the load on the motor. The personal air cooling apparatus is compact and light-in-weight so that it can be carried by a user.
Claims20
A personal air cooling apparatus, comprising:
- a main housing having a hollow interior;
- at least one air inlet that permits ambient air to flow into said main housing;
- a water-retaining air permeable element disposed within said main housing;
- an air-moving means mounted in said main housing for moving ambient air through said water-retaining air permeable element;
- at least one air outlet vent formed in said main housing through which air that has traveled through said water-retaining air permeable element is directed into an ambient environment;
- said personal air cooling apparatus being light-in-weight so that it can be carried by a user;
- said main housing including an outer grill detachably secured thereto, said outer grill forming a rear side of said main housing;
- said main housing including an inner grill detachably secured thereto in parallel relation to said outer grill, said inner grill being mounted in said hollow interior of said main housing;
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- said water-retaining air permeable element being disposed in sandwiched relation between said outer grill and said inner grill.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.