Personal tabletop air cooler
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1. A portable cooling device comprising:
- an elongated, tubular chamber with provision for a cold object within the chamber, the chamber supported by a base at a substantially fixed chamber angle, the angle being approximately central between horizontal and vertical;
a fan to force air into an inlet end of the chamber and out of an outlet end of the chamber, the outlet end including a steerable vent to change the direction of air flowing out of the cooling device, the vent comprising substantially a single separate element of the cooling device including a plurality of spaced and substantially parallel vent slats, the vent being rotatable about a single axis of rotation between a lower vent position and an upper vent position, a bottom vent slat rotating about the single axis toward the inlet end of the chamber when the vent is rotated toward the lower position;
a support structure comprising at least two distinct pivot members defining the single rotation axis across a width of the vent.
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Abstract
A portable cooling device includes an elongated chamber supported on a surface at an angle. The preferably cylindrical chamber holds a cylindrical bottle where an annular air space surrounds the bottle. The high efficiency design provides for adjusting the air direction with a one-piece pivotable outlet vent. A clamshell chamber made from two half-tubes allows easy plastic molding and access to the chamber interior for cleaning and for removal of the condensate tray. The integrated monolithic shape of the device fully encloses the working parts for a clean sanitary look.
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1. A portable cooling device comprising:
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an elongated, tubular chamber with provision for a cold object within the chamber, the chamber supported by a base at a substantially fixed chamber angle, the angle being approximately central between horizontal and vertical;
a fan to force air into an inlet end of the chamber and out of an outlet end of the chamber, the outlet end including a steerable vent to change the direction of air flowing out of the cooling device, the vent comprising substantially a single separate element of the cooling device including a plurality of spaced and substantially parallel vent slats, the vent being rotatable about a single axis of rotation between a lower vent position and an upper vent position, a bottom vent slat rotating about the single axis toward the inlet end of the chamber when the vent is rotated toward the lower position;
a support structure comprising at least two distinct pivot members defining the single rotation axis across a width of the vent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A portable cooling device comprising:
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an elongated, tubular chamber with provision for a cold object within the chamber, the chamber supported by a base at a substantially fixed chamber angle, the angle being approximately central between horizontal and vertical;
a fan to force air into an inlet end of the chamber and out of an outlet end of the chamber, the outlet end including a steerable vent to change the direction of air flowing out of the cooling device, the vent comprising substantially a single element and being rotatable about a single axis of rotation;
a condensate accumulation tray positioned near the inlet end of the chamber a fixed distance below the chamber.
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10. A portable cooling device comprising:
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an elongated, tubular chamber with provision for a cold object within the chamber, the chamber supported by a base at a substantially fixed chamber angle, the angle being approximately central between horizontal and vertical;
a fan to force air into an inlet end of the chamber and out of an outlet end of the chamber, the outlet end including a steerable vent to change the direction of air flowing out of the cooling device, the vent comprising substantially a single element and being rotatable about a single axis of rotation;
the chamber is substantially cylindrical, and the cold object is a substantially cylindrical elongated bottle which fits within the chamber, the bottle is smaller in transverse cross section than an interior of the chamber to provide an annular space around the bottle, and the fan forces air around the bottle within the chamber through the annular space;
the bottle including an opening approximately one-half the diameter of a main body of the bottle.
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11. A portable cooling device comprising:
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an underside half-tube and a cover half-tube that, when joined at edges, form an elongated tubular chamber, the chamber including provision for a cold object within the chamber;
the respective half-tubes being separable from each other;
a fan to force air into an inlet end of the chamber and out of an outlet end of the chamber;
the respective half-tubes being pivotally attached together at a hinge. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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