Air conditioning device

• US 5,062,281 A
• Filed: 01/07/1991
• Issued: 11/05/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samuel C. Oliphant
• Original Assignee: Samuel C. Oliphant
• Inventors: Oliphant, Sameul C., Gormley, David E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Makay, Albert J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SOLLECITO, JOHN M
• Application Number:
  US07/638,270
• Time in Patent Office: 302 Days
• Field of Search: 62/371, 62/425, 62/457.1, 62/457.6, 62/457.3, 62/457.4, 62/457.8, 62/529, 62/406, 62/244, 237/78 R
• US Class Current: 62/457.1
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 5/0017 using cold storage bodies, e.g. ice
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2303/081 using ice cubes or crushed ice
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2303/0842 inside the beverage contained in a bottle, can, drinking glass, pitcher or dispenser
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2331/803 Bottles
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 3/08 portable, i.e. adapted to be carried personally
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 31/007 Bottles or cans
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/14 Thermal energy storage

Abstract

A air conditioning device adapted to be used with a cup comprising a lid with a blower assembly means connected to the lid. The lid is removably connectable to an upper end of the cup and the lid has an air entry opening and an air exit opening. The blower means blows air into the air entry opening and the air passes into the cup space and over a substance in the cup space to provide an air exit stream. The air exit stream passes from the cup space through the air exit opening for passing a cool air exit stream from the lid. When the substance is a cool substance, the air exit stream is cool and, when the substance is a hot substance, the air exit stream is hot.

Claims

1. An air conditioning device adapted to be used with a cup having an upper end, a lower end and a cup opening intersecting the upper end extending a distance therethrough forming a cup space and a air conditioning substance disposed in the cup space, the air conditioning device comprising:

a lid removably connectable to the upper end of the cup and having an air entry opening and an air exit opening, the air entry opening being spaced a distance from the air exit opening; and

blower assembly means connected to the lid with a portion of the blower assembly means being in communication with the air entry opening and being conditionable in an ON and an OFF condition for blowing air into the air entry opening in an ON condition of the blower assembly means providing an air entry stream, the air entry stream passing through the air entry opening and into the cup space and the air passing over the substance and providing an air exit stream and the air exit stream passing through the cup space and through the air exit opening.

2. The air conditioning device of claim 1 wherein the blower assembly means is defined further to comprise:

a blower connected to the lid and being in communication with the air entry opening, the blower blowing the air entry stream into and through the air entry opening and into the cup space in the ON condition of the blower; and

means for conditioning the blower in the ON condition and in the OFF condition.

3. The air conditioning device of claim 2 wherein the means for conditioning the blower in the ON condition and the OFF condition further comprises:

a battery power supply connected to the blower; and

a switch interposed between the battery power supply and the blower, the switch having a closed position and an opened position, the switch providing electrical continuity between the blower and the battery power supply in the closed position of the switch for conditioning the blower in the ON condition and the switch interrupting electrical continuity between the battery power supply and the blower in the opened position of the switch for conditioning the blower in an OFF condition.

4. The air conditioning device of claim 1 wherein the cup is defined further as having a cup space sized to accommodate between about 8 ounces and about 32 ounces of substance.

5. The air conditioning device of claim 1 wherein the cup is about cylindrically shaped having an outer periphery, and wherein the lid is defined further as being about cylindrically shaped and comprising means extending about the outer periphery of the lid for removably connecting the lid to the upper end of the cup.

6. The air conditioning device of claim 1 wherein the liquid is defined further to comprise:

a base having an upper end and a lower end with a base opening being formed through the base intersecting the upper and the lower end and forming an inner peripheral surface;

a component support structure connected to the inner peripheral surface of the base and being disposed generally in the base opening and positioned between the upper and the lower end of the base forming an upper space between the component supports structure and the upper end of the base and a lower space between the component support structure and the lower end of the base, the blower assembly means being supported on the component supports structure.

7. The air conditioning device of claim 6 wherein the blower assembly means is defined further to comprise:

a blower supported on the component support structure and being in communication with the air entry opening, the blower blowing air into the air entry opening and into the cup space in the ON condition of the blower; and

a battery supported on the component support structure, the battery being connected to the blower; and

a switch interposed between the battery and the blower, the switch having a closed position and an opened position, the switch providing electrical continuity between the blower and the battery in the closed position of the switch for conditioning the blower in the ON condition and the switch interrupting electrical continuity between the battery and the blower in the opened position of the switch for conditioning the blower in an OFF condition.

8. The air conditioning device of claim 7 wherein the blower further comprises:

a blower motor with a blower shaft extending from one end thereof and fan blades connected to the blower shaft, and wherein the air conditioning device further comprises;

a blower well having an upper end and a lower end with a blower opening extending through the upper end thereof a distance toward the lower end thereof forming a blower space therein, the blower motor being disposed generally in the blower space of the blower well with the blower shaft extending outwardly from the upper end of the blower well and the blower fan blades being disposed generally above the upper end of the blower well generally in the upper space of the base;

a battery well having an upper end and a lower end with a battery opening extending through the upper end thereof a distance toward the lower end thereof forming a battery space therein, the battery being disposed in the battery well and the battery well being connected to the component support structure near the upper end of the battery well.

9. The air conditioning device of claim 8 further comprising:

a blower cap removably connected to the upper end of the blower well for substantially closing the blower opening at the upper end of the blower well, the shaft extending through the blower cap and the blower fan blades being disposed generally above the blower cap and in the upper space in the base.

10. The air conditioning device of claim 9 further comprising:

means for sealingly enclosing the upper end of the battery well.

11. The air conditioning device of claim 8 wherein the components supports structure comprises an opening disposed near the blower well, and wherein the air conditioning device further comprising:

a lid cap removably connected to the base near the upper end of the base, the lid cap enclosing the base opening at the upper end of the base, a plurality of air openings being formed through the lid cap and the air openings being positioned about above the blower fan blades, the air openings, a portion of the upper space in the base, the opening in the component support structure near the blower well and a portion of the lower space in the base comprising the air entry opening.

12. The air conditioning device of claim 11 wherein a portion of the switch extends through a switch opening in the lid cap.

13. The air conditioning device of claim 11 further comprising an opening formed through the base in communication with the base opening;

and

a spout having a spout opening extending therethrough, the spout being connected to the base near the opening in the base with the spout opening being in communication with the base opening via the opening in the base, the spout opening, the opening in the base and a portion of the lower space defining the air exit opening.

14. An air conditioning device, comprising:

a cup having an upper end, a lower end and a cup opening intersecting the upper end and extending a distance therethrough forming a cup space with a substance being disposable in the cup space;

a lid removably connectable to the upper end of the cup and having an air entry opening and an air exit opening, the air entry opening being spaced a distance from the air exit opening; and

blower assembly means connected to the lid with a portion of the blower assembly means being in communication with the air entry opening and being conditionable in an ON and an OFF condition for blowing air into the air entry opening in an ON condition of the blower means, the air passing through the air entry opening and into the cup space and the air passing over the cool substance and being cooled to provide cool air stream and the cool air stream passing through the cup space and through the air exit opening.

15. The air conditioning device of claim 14 wherein the blower assembly means is defined further to comprise:

a blower connected to the lid and being in communication with the air entry opening, the blower blowing the air entry stream into and through the air entry opening and into the cup space in the ON condition of the blower; and

means for conditioning the blower in the ON condition and in the OFF condition.

16. The air conditioning device of claim 15 wherein the means for conditioning the blower in the ON condition and the OFF condition further comprises:

a battery power supply connected to the blower; and

a switch interposed between the battery power supply and the blower, the switch having a closed position and an opened position, the switch providing electrical continuity between the blower and the battery power supply in the closed position of the switch for conditioning the blower in the ON condition and the switch interrupting electrical continuity between the battery power supply and the blower in the opened position of the switch for conditioning the blower in an OFF condition.

17. The air conditioning device of claim 14 wherein the cup is defined further as having a cup space sized to accommodate between about 8 ounces and about 32 ounces of substance.

18. The air conditioning device of claim 14 wherein the cup is about cylindrically shaped having an outer periphery, and wherein the lid is defined further as being about cylindrically shaped and comprising means extending about the outer periphery of the lid for removably connecting the lid to the upper end of the cup

19. The air conditioning device of claim 14 wherein the liquid is defined further to comprise:

a base having an upper end and a lower end with a base opening being formed through the base intersecting the upper and the lower end and forming an inner peripheral surface;

a component support structure connected to the inner peripheral surface of the base and being disposed generally in the base opening and positioned between the upper and the lower end of the base forming an upper space between the component supports structure and the upper end of the base and a lower space between the component support structure and the lower end of the base, the blower assembly means being supported on the component supports structure.

20. The air conditioning device of claim 18 wherein the blower assembly means is defined further to comprise:

a blower supported on the component support structure and being in communication with the air entry opening, the blower blowing air into the air entry opening and into the cup space in the ON condition of the blower; and

a battery supported on the component support structure, the battery being connected to the blower; and

a switch interposed between the battery and the blower, the switch having a closed position and an opened position, the switch providing electrical continuity between the blower and the battery in the closed position of the switch for conditioning the blower in the ON condition and the switch interrupting electrical continuity between the battery and the blower in the opened position of the switch for conditioning the blower in an OFF condition.

21. The air conditioning device of claim 19 wherein the blower further comprises:

a blower motor with a blower shaft extending from one end thereof and fan blades connected to the blower shaft, and wherein the air conditioning device further comprises;

a blower well having an upper end and a lower end with a blower opening extending through the upper end thereof a distance toward the lower end thereof forming a blower space therein, the blower motor being disposed generally in the blower space of the blower well with the blower shaft extending outwardly from the upper end of the blower well and the blower fan blades being disposed generally above the upper end of the blower well generally in the upper space of the base;

a battery well having an upper end and a lower end with a battery opening extending through the upper end thereof a distance toward the lower end thereof forming a battery space therein, the battery being disposed in the battery well and the battery well being connected to the component support structure near the upper end of the battery well.

22. The air conditioning device of claim 20 further comprising:

a blower cap removably connected to the upper end of the blower well for substantially closing the blower opening at the upper end of the blower well, the shaft extending through the blower cap and the blower fan blades being disposed generally above the blower cap and in the upper space in the base.

23. The air conditioning device of claim 21 further comprising:

means for sealingly enclosing the upper end of the battery well.

24. The air conditioning device of claim 20 wherein the components supports structure comprises an opening disposed near the blower well, and wherein the air conditioning device further comprising:

a lid cap removably connected to the base near the upper end of the base, the lid cap enclosing the base opening at the upper end of the base, a plurality of air openings being formed through the lid cap and the air openings being positioned about above the blower fan blades, the air openings, a portion of the upper space in the base, the opening in the component support structure near the blower well and a portion of the lower space in the base comprising the air entry opening.

25. The air conditioning device of claim 23 wherein a portion of the switch extends through a switch opening in the lid cap.

26. The air conditioning device of claim 23 further comprising an opening formed through the base in communication with the base opening;

and

a spout having a spout opening extending therethrough, the spout being connected to the base near the opening in the base with the spout opening being in communication with the base opening via the opening in the base, the spout opening, the opening in the base and a portion of the lower space defining the air exit opening.