Patent Application
20080260554
The disclosure relates to a cooling device and, more particularly, to a fan which includes an attachment mechanism coupling the fan with a pet crate.
During adverse weather conditions, oppressive heat takes a toll on household pets. Ordinarily, when pets are transported from place to place in a crate or cage, mechanisms do not exist to cool the pets. When pets are caged or crated at various venues, such as a pet show, where the pet may be in the cage or crate for a substantial amount of time, it is desirable to make the wait for the pet as pleasant as possible. In the past, mechanism did not exist to provide a cooling effect to the pets while they were in their crates waiting for a particular event to occur. Thus, it would be desirable to provide a portable system which is capable of cooling the pet when needed.
The present disclosure provides the art with an apparatus for cooling a pet in a crate or cage. The present disclosure provides a portable mechanism to removably secure a cooling device with a cage or crate. The present disclosure provides a fan including a member to secure the fan with a cage or crate. The present disclosure enables positioning of the securement members to enable the air to be forced into the crate or to be withdrawn from it.
In accordance with the disclosure, a forced air device comprises a fan including a housing. A blade is rotatable in the housing. A motor rotates the blade and is coupled with a power source. A hanging member couples with the housing. The hanging member is multi-positional with respect to the housing to enable multi-positioning of the housing with respect to the area to be cooled. A recess is in the hanging member to couple the hanging member with a cage or crate. The hanging member pivots with respect to the housing. The housing includes two major sides with grates which enables air to pass through the grates from the blade. The hanging member pivots from one major side to the other. The recess defines a concave arcuate surface. The fan includes a handle which is coupled with the hanging member to enable pivoting from side to side.
According to a second aspect of the disclosure, a device for cooling a pet comprises a fan having a housing with a motor coupled with the blade positioned in the housing. A power source is electrically coupled with the motor to energize the motor to rotate the blade. At least one member is coupled with the housing. The member includes a cut-out for coupling with an animal crate or cage to mount a fan on the crate to cool a pet inside the crate. The motor is a DC motor. The at least one member is pivotally secured on the housing and includes a concave surface in the member. Preferably, there is a pair of members on the portable fan.
Further areas of applicability will become apparent from the description provided herein. It should be understood that the description and specific examples are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
The drawings described herein are for illustration purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure in any way.
The following description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the present disclosure, application, or uses.
Turning to the figures, particularly
The fan 10 includes a housing 18, with a motor 20 rotating a blade 22 positioned within the fan housing 18. The fan housing includes a pair of major sides 24 and 26 which includes a grate cover 28. The covers 28 are substantially identical to one another. The fan includes a wall 30 which has an overall rectangular shape which connects the major sides to one another. Thus, the fan housing 18 has an overall box shape.
A pair of hanging members 40 is pivotally secured to the housing wall 30. The hanging members 40 pivot from one major side of the fan housing to the other as seen in
The hanging members 40 are substantially identical and the discussion with respect to one will apply to both. The hanging members 40 have an overall rectangular configuration. The member 40 has two major sides. A top side 46 and a bottom side 48 which are adjacent to and in contact with the housing wall 30. The bottom side 48 includes a cut-out or recess 50. The cut-out or recess 50 defines an arcuate concave surface 52 in the hanging member 40. The arcuate concave surface 52 is sized to cover at least half of the surface of the rod 16 as illustrated in
The fan is a DC fan and can be connected with a battery. The fan may include a power cord with an electrical fitting which may be positioned into the cigarette lighter of a vehicle. Thus, the fan may be running while the crate is in transit in a vehicle. Additionally, the fan can be run off of a battery pack so that the crate can be positioned at a venue, such as a pet show, to provide the pet with cooling.
The description of the invention is merely exemplary in nature and, thus, variations that do not depart from the gist of the invention are intended to be within the scope of the invention. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention.
