ATTACHMENT FOR CHARCOAL BURNING UNIT
First Claim
1. A portable battery-operated blower unit for use in conjunction with a charcoal-burning grill, comprising a unitary casing including a compartment to house battery means, said casing also having an enlarged compartment above the first mentioned compartment, an electric motor in said enlarged compartment having its axis at right angle to the vertical axis of the flash-light casing, an axial flow impeller driven by said motor outwardly of the casing, a supporting clip positively secured to the casing and extending therefrom to a position beneath the impeller, said clip having flexible turned in terminals or ears for mounting on the grill, said terminals being rubber-covered to deaden the sound of the motor while in operation on the grill and to prevent creeping when the casing is in position on the grill, a rheostat carried in the aforesaid enlarged compartment of the casing to vary the speed of the motor, and a switch mounted on the casing to control admission of current to the motor.
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Abstract
An attachment for a charcoal burning structure whereby an induced draft is provided by means of a relatively small portable unit which may readily be secured to the charcoal burning structure when needed and readily released therefrom for storage when not in use.
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1. A portable battery-operated blower unit for use in conjunction with a charcoal-burning grill, comprising a unitary casing including a compartment to house battery means, said casing also having an enlarged compartment above the first mentioned compartment, an electric motor in said enlarged compartment having its axis at right angle to the vertical axis of the flash-light casing, an axial flow impeller driven by said motor outwardly of the casing, a supporting clip positively secured to the casing and extending therefrom to a position beneath the impeller, said clip having flexible turned in terminals or ears for mounting on the grill, said terminals being rubber-covered to deaden the sound of the motor while in operation on the grill and to prevent creeping when the casing is in position on the grill, a rheostat carried in the aforesaid enlarged compartment of the casing to vary the speed of the motor, and a switch mounted on the casing to control admission of current to the motor.
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Current AssigneeDavid A. Holder Jr
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Original AssigneeDavid A. Holder Jr
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InventorsHolder, David A. Jr.
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Primary Examiner(s)Myhre, Charles J.
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Application NumberUS05/094,236Time in Patent Office679 DaysField of Search126/25B 110/1F 417/411US Class Current417/411CPC Class CodesA47J 37/0754 with blowers providing forc...F04D 25/084 hand fansF24B 15/005 Igniting devices; Fire-igni...
