Table fan with vise clamp
First Claim
1. A portable electric fan comprising:
- housing means defining an air inlet opening and an air outlet opening;
a fan blade rotatably mounted within said housing means and operable to produce air flow between said inlet opening and said outlet opening;
an electric motor operatively coupled to said fan blade;
support means attached to said housing means;
base means retaining said support means and defining a substantially planar support surface means for engaging a substantially horizontal foundation surface, said base means and surface means adapted to stably support said electric fan on the foundation surface; and
vise means attached to said electric fan and manually activatable into clamping engagement with a mounting so as to support said electric fan therefrom.
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Abstract
A portable electric fan including a housing defining an air inlet opening and an air outlet opening; a fan blade rotatably mounted within the housing and operable to produce air flow between the inlet opening and the outlet opening; an electric motor operatively coupled to the fan blade; a support attached to the housing; and a base retaining the support and defining a substantially planar support surface for engaging a substantially horizontal foundation surface, the base and surface adapted to stabily support the electric fan on the foundation surface. Also included with the fan is a clamp manually activatable into clamping engagement with a mounting so as to support the electric fan therefrom.
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28 Claims
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1. A portable electric fan comprising:
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housing means defining an air inlet opening and an air outlet opening; a fan blade rotatably mounted within said housing means and operable to produce air flow between said inlet opening and said outlet opening; an electric motor operatively coupled to said fan blade; support means attached to said housing means; base means retaining said support means and defining a substantially planar support surface means for engaging a substantially horizontal foundation surface, said base means and surface means adapted to stably support said electric fan on the foundation surface; and vise means attached to said electric fan and manually activatable into clamping engagement with a mounting so as to support said electric fan therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A portable electric appliance comprising:
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housing means defining an air inlet opening and an air outlet opening; environmental conditioning means mounted within said housing means; support means attached to said housing means; base means retaining said support means and defining a substantially planar support surface means for engaging a substantially horizontal foundation surface, said base means and surface means adapted to stably support said appliance on the foundation surface; and vise means attached to said appliance and manually activatable into clamping engagement with a mounting so as to support said appliance therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A portable electric fan comprising:
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housing means defining an air inlet opening and an air outlet opening; a fan blade rotatably mounted within said housing means and operable to produce air flow between said inlet opening and said outlet opening; an electric motor operatively coupled to said fan blade; support means attached to said housing means; base means retaining said support means and defining a substantially planar support surface means for engaging a substantially horizontal foundation surface, said surface means having maximum orthogonally related dimensions each at least one-half the maximum width of said housing means, and wherein said base means and surface means are adapted to stably support said electric fan on the foundation surface; and clamp means attached to said electric fan and manually activatable into clamping engagement with a mounting so as to support said electric fan therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A portable electric appliance comprising:
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housing means defining an air inlet opening and an air outlet opening; environmental conditioning means mounted within said housing means; support means attached to said housing means; base means retaining said support means and defining a substantially planar support surface means for engaging a substantially horizontal foundation surface, said surface means having maximum orthogonally related dimensions each at least one-half the maximum width of said housing means, and wherein said base means and surface means adapted to stably support said appliance on the foundation surface; and clamp means attached to said appliance and manually activatable into clamping engagement with a mounting so as to support said appliance therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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