Combined portable umbrella and air blower
First Claim
1. A combined portable umbrella and air blower for enabling a clearing of debris from a surface by air propelled from the air blower while enabling a protection from adverse weather conditions by the umbrella, the combined portable umbrella and air blower comprising:
- an elongate shaft with a first end and a second end;
an umbrella canopy coupled to the elongate shaft adjacent to the first end of the elongate shaft wherein the umbrella canopy projects radially from the elongate shaft when in an open position for providing protection from adverse weather conditions;
an air conduit operatively associated with the elongate shaft wherein the air conduit has a first end comprising an air outlet that is coincident with the first end of the elongate shaft, a second end comprising an air inlet, and a body portion devoid of air-conveying openings therealong; and
an air propulsion mechanism comprising a fan operably coupled to the second end of the elongate shaft for enabling a clearing of debris from a surface external to the combined umbrella and air blower by propelled air wherein the air propulsion mechanism is operably associated with the air conduit for drawing air into the air inlet and propelling air from the air outlet.
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Abstract
A combined portable umbrella and air blower comprising an elongate shaft, an umbrella canopy coupled to the elongate shaft for providing protection from adverse weather conditions, and an air propulsion mechanism operably coupled to the elongate shaft for enabling a clearing of debris from an external surface. Air may be propelled through an air conduit that comprises an elongate hollow tube that is devoid of air-conveying openings therealong, that is disposed within the elongate shaft, and that has an air outlet coincident with a first end of the elongate shaft. A nozzle may be disposed at the first end of the elongate shaft for focusing and directing propelled air. A removable, protective cap with a ground-engaging spike may be attachable to the air outlet and retained by a tether. The air propulsion mechanism and a power source therefor may be selectively couplable to the combined portable umbrella and air blower, and a replacement member may be substituted therefor whereby the combined portable umbrella and air blower may be employed solely as an umbrella when a clearing of debris is not required.
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15 Claims
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1. A combined portable umbrella and air blower for enabling a clearing of debris from a surface by air propelled from the air blower while enabling a protection from adverse weather conditions by the umbrella, the combined portable umbrella and air blower comprising:
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an elongate shaft with a first end and a second end; an umbrella canopy coupled to the elongate shaft adjacent to the first end of the elongate shaft wherein the umbrella canopy projects radially from the elongate shaft when in an open position for providing protection from adverse weather conditions; an air conduit operatively associated with the elongate shaft wherein the air conduit has a first end comprising an air outlet that is coincident with the first end of the elongate shaft, a second end comprising an air inlet, and a body portion devoid of air-conveying openings therealong; and an air propulsion mechanism comprising a fan operably coupled to the second end of the elongate shaft for enabling a clearing of debris from a surface external to the combined umbrella and air blower by propelled air wherein the air propulsion mechanism is operably associated with the air conduit for drawing air into the air inlet and propelling air from the air outlet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A combined portable umbrella and air blower for enabling a clearing of debris from a surface by air propelled from the air blower while enabling a protection from adverse weather conditions by the umbrella, the combined portable umbrella and air blower comprising:
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an elongate shaft with a first end and a second end; an umbrella canopy coupled to the elongate shaft adjacent to the first end of the elongate shaft wherein the umbrella canopy projects radially from the elongate shaft when in an open position for providing protection from adverse weather conditions; an elongate air conduit disposed within the elongate shaft wherein the air conduit comprises an elongate hollow tube with a first end comprising an air outlet that is coincident with the first end of the elongate shaft, a second end comprising an air inlet, and a body portion that is devoid of air-conveying openings therealong; an air propulsion mechanism operably coupled to the second end of the elongate shaft for enabling a clearing of debris from a surface external to the combined umbrella and air blower by propelled air wherein the air propulsion mechanism is operably associated with the air conduit for drawing air into the air inlet and propelling air from the air outlet whereby air is propelled by the air propulsion mechanism along the elongate shaft and out of the air outlet at the first end of the elongate shaft and wherein the air propulsion mechanism comprises a fan disposed in the elongate hollow tube. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A combined portable umbrella and air blower for enabling a clearing of debris from a surface by air propelled by the air blower while enabling protection from adverse weather conditions by the umbrella, the combined portable umbrella and air blower comprising:
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an elongate shaft with a first end and a second end; an elongate air conduit disposed within the elongate shaft wherein the elongate air conduit has a first end comprising an air outlet that is coincident with the first end of the elongate shaft, a second end comprising an air inlet, and a body portion that is devoid of air-conveying openings therealong; an umbrella canopy coupled to the elongate shaft adjacent to the first end of the elongate shaft wherein the umbrella canopy projects radially from the elongate shaft when in an open position for providing protection from adverse weather conditions; and an air propulsion mechanism comprising a fan coupled to the second end of the elongate shaft and operably associated with the air conduit for drawing air into the air inlet and propelling air from the air outlet. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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