Portable fan

• US 6,155,782 A
• Filed: 02/01/1999
• Issued: 12/05/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chin-Tien Hsu
• Original Assignee: Chin-Tien Hsu
• Inventors: Hsu, Chin-Tien
• Primary Examiner(s): Look, Edward K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, NINH H
• Application Number:
  US09/241,567
• Time in Patent Office: 673 Days
• Field of Search: 415/126, 415/213.1, 415/200, 416/63, 416/244 R, 416/246
• US Class Current: 416/63
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 25/084 hand fans

Abstract

A small size portable fan having a mechanism for adjusting the angle of a blower relatively to a body portion, and a mechanism for hanging the fan to a human body or other objects. The fan includes a body portion, and a blower pivotally mounted on the body portion for adjusting the relative blower angle. A cord can be attached to the fan for the hanging purpose. The connecting mechanism of the cord to the fan is in a detachable manner that when an outer force applying to the connectors exceeds a certain extent, the cord will be released from the fan, therefore prevents from harms to a wearer.

Claims

1. A portable fan, capable of hanging to other objects, comprising

a body portion, having two connectors pivotally mounted thereon;

a blower, engaging with said body portion; and

a cord, having two ends each furnished with a locker for detachably engaging with said connectors of said body portion for hanging said fan to an object, and capable of releasing engagement when said cord is forcibly pulled apart from said body portion, therefore prevents users from getting injury from said cord.

2. A portable fan according to claim 1 wherein said connectors and lockers are made of plastic materials.

3. A portable fan according to claim 1 wherein said body portion is further furnished with two cuts adjacent to said connectors for storing said connectors.

4. A portable fan according to claim 1 wherein said body portion is furnished with two holes on two sides thereof for pivotally engaging said two connectors respectively.

5. A portable fan according to claim 1 wherein each of said connectors is formed with a connecting end for engaging with said locker.

6. A portable fan according to claim 5 wherein said connecting end of said connector is a C-shaped ring, and said locker is a stem with a spherical end.

7. A portable fan, capable of hanging to other objects, comprising

a body portion, having an indented portion at one end thereof and furnished with pivotal means;

and

a blower, having an extension furnished with engagement means, for engaging with said pivotal means and providing a stable and adjustable connecting manner for users to adjust an angle of said blower relative to said body portion;

said body portion further comprises two connectors pivotally mounted thereon; and

a cord, having two ends each furnished with a locker for detachably engaging with said connectors of said body portion for hanging said fan to an object, and capable of releasing engagement when said cord is forcibly pulled apart from said body portion, therefore prevents users from getting injury from said cord.

8. A portable fan according to claim 7 wherein said connectors and lockers are made of plastic materials.

9. A portable fan according to claim 7 wherein said pivotal means in said body portion are two holes furnished on two sides of said indented portion;

said engagement means in said blower are two extrusions engaging with said holes, therefore providing a pivotal engagement of said extension of said blower to said indented portion of said body portion.

10. A portable fan according to claim 7 wherein said body portion is further furnished with two cuts adjacent to said connectors for storing said connectors.

11. A portable fan according to claim 7 wherein said body portion is furnished with two holes on two sides thereof for pivotally engaging said two connectors respectively.

12. A portable fan according to claim 7 wherein each of said connectors is formed with a connecting end for engaging with said locker.

13. A portable fan according to claim 12 wherein said connecting end of said connector is a C-shaped ring, and said locker is a stem with a spherical end.