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Interchangeable fan assembly for cold-air inflatable displays

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  • US 7,302,769 B2
  • Filed: 02/27/2004
  • Issued: 12/04/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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