All season heat fan
First Claim
1. An all season heat fan apparatus comprising:
- A. a housing;
B. a drive means mounted in said housing;
C. an electrical conductor means mounted within said housing and extending outwardly therefrom, said electrical conductor means being operatively connected to a source of electrical power for conducting current therethrough;
D. a ball bearing means mounted upon said electrical conductor means and being rotatably movable with respect thereto, said ball bearing means being electrically conductive with respect to said electrical conductor means;
E. a fan hub fixedly mounted with respect to said drive means to be rotatably movable therewith; and
F. a ring means fixedly mounted within said fan hub and rotatably driven therewith, said ring means being continuously positioned in abutment with respect to said ball bearing means to maintain electrical conductivity therewith.
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Abstract
An all season fan with heated circulating blades which includes a heating elements mounted in slots defined in the rear surface of the fan blades for heating of air blown outwardly therefrom. Resilient biasing devices such as a bow springs are mounted in the fan blades extending over the slots to retain the heating elements in the slots. Electrically conductive ball bearings are included to facilitate rotation of the fan blade and hub while simultaneously providing electrical power to the heating elements during fan rotation. At least two bearings each individually maintain separate electrically conductive abutment respect to two separate conductive rings mounted in an insulating insert within the fan hub. Each ring is electrically conductive with respect to one end of each heating element for heating thereof during fan rotation.
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21 Claims
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1. An all season heat fan apparatus comprising:
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A. a housing;
B. a drive means mounted in said housing;
C. an electrical conductor means mounted within said housing and extending outwardly therefrom, said electrical conductor means being operatively connected to a source of electrical power for conducting current therethrough;
D. a ball bearing means mounted upon said electrical conductor means and being rotatably movable with respect thereto, said ball bearing means being electrically conductive with respect to said electrical conductor means;
E. a fan hub fixedly mounted with respect to said drive means to be rotatably movable therewith; and
F. a ring means fixedly mounted within said fan hub and rotatably driven therewith, said ring means being continuously positioned in abutment with respect to said ball bearing means to maintain electrical conductivity therewith. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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