Fan shroud filter
First Claim
1. A filtration device for disposition over a ceiling fan, which fan includes a motor housing from which emanate a series of blades, and a tubular conduit to carry the wiring to a ceiling mounted electrical outlet, said device to be used in conjunction with said fan for cleansing a room'"'"'s air comprising,a. a filter media frame comprising two interconnectable open topped halves having means adapted to fit abuttingly around the tubular conduit of a ceiling fan, said frame having means thereon for retaining a filter therein, said frame sized in diameter to be greater than the diameter of a pair of opposed blades of the fan upon which the device is disposed,b. means attached to said frame for securing said frame in a fixed position relative to said fan whereby a filter medium present in said frame is disposed above said fan, and a portion of said frame is spaced laterally from said blades.
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Abstract
A filter device for use in conjuction with a ceiling fan, for removal of smoke and other pollutants from the room air during the operation of the fan. The device is affixed to the ceiling and to the post from which the fan housing is suspended, such that air containing pollutants that is pulled upward across the diameter of the fan blades, passes through the device.
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1. A filtration device for disposition over a ceiling fan, which fan includes a motor housing from which emanate a series of blades, and a tubular conduit to carry the wiring to a ceiling mounted electrical outlet, said device to be used in conjunction with said fan for cleansing a room'"'"'s air comprising,
a. a filter media frame comprising two interconnectable open topped halves having means adapted to fit abuttingly around the tubular conduit of a ceiling fan, said frame having means thereon for retaining a filter therein, said frame sized in diameter to be greater than the diameter of a pair of opposed blades of the fan upon which the device is disposed, b. means attached to said frame for securing said frame in a fixed position relative to said fan whereby a filter medium present in said frame is disposed above said fan, and a portion of said frame is spaced laterally from said blades.
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7. A device to be used in conjunction with a ceiling fan having a motor housing, a series of blades emanating therefrom, a tubular conduit carrying the wiring from said motor housing to a ceiling electrical outlet, which device is for cleaning a room'"'"'s air of pollutants, when a filter is placed therein, and which device comprises:
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a. a main body portion comprised of two interconnectable open topped mirror image halves, each of which includes an upstanding outer wall having an outer surface and an inner surface, and an upstanding inner wall connected to the terminii of the outer wall, an inwardly directed flange on the inner surface of said walls, spaced up from the bottom edge thereof, confining means spaced up from said flange, and inwardly directed from the inner surface of said outer wall, to retain a filter therebetween, a flange on at least a portion of said upstanding inner wall outwardly directed and normal thereto spaced up from the bottom edge of said inner wall, means on said body portion halves for joining one to the other releasably, b. means on said body portion for receiving mount means, c. mount means engageable with said outer wall for mounting the device in a fixed position relative to said fan. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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