Fluid reaction surfaces (i.e. – impellers) – Specific blade structure – Flexible
Patent
1996-12-23
1998-03-10
Verdier, Christopher
Fluid reaction surfaces (i.e., impellers)
Specific blade structure
Flexible
416244R, 416246, 416247R, 417411, D23382, D23381, F04D 2964
Patent
active
057253560
ABSTRACT:
A portable fan for use on a child 's stroller. The fan has a housing, an electric motor in the housing powered by a source such as a battery so that the motor does not require any physical connection to a fixed location, a mechanism for moving air including a shaft connected to the motor, a hub on the shaft and a plurality of blades, made of a resiliently flexible material, projecting radially outwardly from the hub, a shroud having an animal face depicted thereon connected to the housing and substantially enclosing said air moving mechanism, a clamp for releasably clamping the fan onto the stroller being shaped in the form of an animal foot and a bendable support interconnecting the housing and the fan.
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