Patent ID: 11946488
Assignee: nan
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 9:
10. A fruit or vegetable shaped fan for dispersing airborne eye irritants that are released during cutting of fruits or vegetables, the fruit or vegetable shaped fan comprising: a base that is wedge-shaped and having a receiving orifice on a front surface, a bottom surface, and a rear surface having a plurality of macro airflow holes, the front surface descends down the wedge-shape forming a front edge at the bottom surface that is proximate to a work surface that the fruit or vegetable shaped fan sits on; an air inflow collimator that is fruit or vegetable shaped and having an open front end and a backend, the air inflow collimator forms an interior perimeter, the air inflow collimator comprises a fastener mount, and a mounting attachment at the backend that is sized and shaped to insert into the receiving orifice, the air inflow collimator having a plurality of micro airflow holes positioned in semi-circular arrangement proximate to a seam between the mounting attachment and the receiving orifice at the backend close to the work surface, and a plurality of macro airflow channels through the mounting attachment that align with the plurality of macro airflow holes on the rear surface; an internal frame that is configured to provide minimal abatement to airflow through the air inflow collimator, the internal frame comprises a perimeter ring that is sized and shaped to fit along a portion of the interior perimeter, a plurality of braces, a first motor receptacle having at least one of a first motor fastener mount, and a fastening ring, each of the plurality of braces, the first motor receptacle, the first motor fastener mount, and the fastening ring are integrally formed into the internal frame, the internal frame is fitted into the interior of the air inflow collimator and fastened by way of the fastening ring to the fastener mount; a motor mount comprises a second motor receptacle having at least one of a second motor fastener mount; a motor fits between the first motor receptacle and the second motor receptacle and is secured into place by one or more of a fastener that connects the first motor fastener mount to the second motor fastener mount; a fan blade attaches to the motor; and a grill attaches to the open front end of the air inflow collimator enclosing the internal frame, the motor mount, the motor, and the fan blade inside the air inflow collimator.