Patent ID: 9677565
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: F04D

Claim:
1. A manually operated fan, comprising: a base assembly; a fan housing disposed upon said base assembly; a fan assembly disposed within said fan housing; a generator assembly comprising a generator having a crank handle for accepting rotational input from a user to generate a first electrical power in response to rotation of said crank handle operatively connected to said generator and a capacitor to store said first electrical power; at least one rechargeable battery to provide a second electrical power; and at least one non-rechargeable battery to provide a third electrical power; a motor operatively connected to said fan assembly and in selectable electrical communication with said generator assembly, said at least one rechargeable battery, and said at least one non-rechargeable battery to receive a selected one of said first electrical power from said generator assembly, said second electrical power from said at least one rechargeable battery, and said third electrical power from said at least one non-rechargeable battery; a two-position ON/OFF switch operable to open and close an electric circuit between said motor and the selected one of said generator assembly, said at least one rechargeable battery, and said at least one non-rechargeable battery; a first mode selection switch operable to selectively direct said first electrical power from said generator assembly to said motor; a second mode selection switch operable to selectively direct said first electrical power from said generator assembly to said at least one rechargeable battery; a third mode selection switch operable to selectively direct said second electrical power from said at least one rechargeable battery to said motor; and, a fourth mode selection switch operable to selectively direct said third electrical power from said at least one non-rechargeable battery to said motor.