Interchangeable fan assembly for cold-air inflatable displays
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1. A cold-air inflatable display comprising:
- a permeable fabric forming an inflatable figure with a hollow body;
an interchangeable fan assembly for continuously-blowing air into said hollow body, said fan assembly comprising at least one fan, a housing for said fan secured to a piece of fabric having a male securing device disposed along a border of said standard-sized fabric for receipt by a female securing device disposed along a border of a receiving opening joining said fan assembly to said permeable fabric through said receiving opening positioned on said hollow body above a surface-touching bottom to allow optimum airflow through said fan into said hollow body;
a lighting arrangement extending through an interior portion of said hollow body, comprising a power cord, at least one light fixture, including a light bulb with a protective cover, secured to said power cord and an electrical connector disposed at an end of said power cord mating with a second electrical connector extending from said fan assembly; and
a second power cord extending from said fan for connection to a power source;
wherein said interchangeable fan assembly is a lightweight assembly elevated above said surface-touching bottom of said hollow body without a base support and without distorting said figure when said cold-air inflatable display is inflated.
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Abstract
An inflatable display that has an interchangeable fan assembly in a position on the inflatable figure that allows optimum airflow into the display. One interchangeable fan assembly can be used for a plurality of inflatable figures by detaching the interchangeable fan assembly from the receiving opening on one figure and attaching it to the same on another figure with a compatible receiving opening.
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1. A cold-air inflatable display comprising:
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a permeable fabric forming an inflatable figure with a hollow body; an interchangeable fan assembly for continuously-blowing air into said hollow body, said fan assembly comprising at least one fan, a housing for said fan secured to a piece of fabric having a male securing device disposed along a border of said standard-sized fabric for receipt by a female securing device disposed along a border of a receiving opening joining said fan assembly to said permeable fabric through said receiving opening positioned on said hollow body above a surface-touching bottom to allow optimum airflow through said fan into said hollow body; a lighting arrangement extending through an interior portion of said hollow body, comprising a power cord, at least one light fixture, including a light bulb with a protective cover, secured to said power cord and an electrical connector disposed at an end of said power cord mating with a second electrical connector extending from said fan assembly; and a second power cord extending from said fan for connection to a power source; wherein said interchangeable fan assembly is a lightweight assembly elevated above said surface-touching bottom of said hollow body without a base support and without distorting said figure when said cold-air inflatable display is inflated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A cold-air inflatable display, comprising:
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a permeable fabric forming an inflatable figure with a hollow body; an interchangeable fan assembly for continuously-blowing air into said hollow body, said fan assembly comprising at least one fan, a housing for said fan, a securing device disposed along a border of said housing for joining said fan assembly to said permeable fabric through a receiving opening positioned on said hollow body above a surface-touching bottom of said hollow body; and a lighting arrangement extending through an interior portion of said hollow body, comprising a power cord connected to said fan and at least one lighting element secured to said power cord; wherein said interchangeable fan assembly is a lightweight assembly elevated above said surface-touching bottom of said hollow body without a base support and without distorting said figure when said cold-air inflatable display is inflated. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for interchanging a fan assembly for cold-air inflatable displays, comprising:
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unfastening a border of an interchangeable fan assembly from a permeable fabric along a receiving opening positioned on a first cold-air inflatable display above a surface-touching bottom of said display, said interchangeable fan assembly is a lightweight assembly elevated above said surface-touching bottom without a base support and without distorting said first cold-air inflatable display when said first cold-air inflatable display is inflated; removing an electrical connector extending from a fan of said interchangeable fan assembly from a second electrical connector of a power cord of a lighting arrangement of said first cold-air inflatable display; connecting said electrical connector to a second power cord of a second lighting arrangement of a second cold-air inflatable display; and fastening said border of said interchangeable fan assembly to a second permeable fabric along a second receiving opening positioned on said second cold-air inflatable display above a surface-touching bottom of said display, said interchangeable fan assembly is a lightweight assembly elevated above said surface-touching bottom without a base support and without distorting said second cold-air inflatable display when said second cold-air inflatable display is inflated. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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