The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/907,083 filed Mar. 19, 2007, which is incorporated herein by reference.
The art field relative to the invention, development and engineering of the portable hand held fan is well established. From the 1800's into the early part of the 1900's came the development of the portable mechanical fan. The early 1900's then developed into the portable electric fans which are today commercially manufactured in numbers to large to count. Such designed portable fans, being either mechanically or electrically operated, are intended to be held by the user by a formed hand grip of some type with the fan blades facing the user. Such portable fans are intended to be mechanically or electrically operated for the cooling breeze that the device provides to the user.
It is accordingly a primary object of the invention to be utilized as a hand held fan by the user.
This is achieved by a spring loaded squeeze handle on the body portion is retracted and released causing a gear system to mesh together thus causing the four fan blades to rotate.
In accordance with the invention, In summary, the present invention provides an improved mechanical portable fan device which is intended to be utilized as a hand held unit by the user. In the preferred embodiment, a spring loaded squeeze handle on the body portion is retracted and released causing a gear system to mesh together thus causing the four fan blades to rotate. The device is further designed such that once the four fan blades are in motion they will continue to rotate freely between the squeezing action of the spring loaded handle allowing the user to enjoy the cooling effects of the fan device.
A further feature of the preferred embodiment of the invention is the addition of the scent canister mounted at the heart of the four fan blades. It has a twist top that can be removed to either add scent drops to the mini sponge or to replace the mini sponge with a scent stick. Upon the operation of the fan device the user will have the added benefit of a scented breeze. In this manner, the fan might not only be used as a cooling device, but also as an air freshening device as well.
This device was designed for it's simplicity of operation and the fact that it can be manufactured from recycled materials being metal and plastic, or all together plastic. There are no toxic batteries needed for it's operation and no toxic batteries to dispose of, such as used by the present day portable fan devices. This fan device is as Green as it gets. This fan device also comes with a scent canister. Aromatic scents may be added for purely refreshing breezes, or scents such as Vicks may be added for therapeutic purposes and may assist people with clearer breathing along with the added cooling breeze effect. A further embodiment is that the physical operation of this fan device may improve wrist, hand and finger strength which may in turn assist with better coordination and dexterity of the stated same.
This mechanical fan device was designed with the intent to be used at outdoor sporting events or concerts where temperatures might be high and the cooling breeze generated by this fan device might provide some cooling relief from the heat. This mechanical fan device could also be color coded with attached decals to match any athletic team's colors whether it be professional or amateur such as for football, baseball, soccer, tennis, golf, or any other outdoor summer sporting or amusement park event, etc. There will be no expensive batteries to run down with the need to be replaced over and over again.
Additional objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. The objects and advantages of the invention will be realized and attained by means of the elements and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the invention, as claimed.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate one (several) embodiment(s) of the invention and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
Reference will now be made in detail to the present embodiment (exemplary embodiments) of the invention, an example(s) of which is (are) illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts.
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Other embodiments of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.
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60907083 | Mar 2007 | US |