Patent ID: 8961152
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: F04D

Abstract:
1. A battery-powered multi-purpose fan comprising: a molded plastic body providing a battery compartment and having at least one motor control switch mounted thereon; said body having a flange at the lower end thereof with a flat bottom surface; a base threadedly attachable to the flange and having a tapered cylindrical shape adapted for insertion into a cup holder; a motor housing in the form of one of: a golf ball, a bowling pin, a basketball, a football, and a set of barbell weights; a DC motor disposed in the housing and having a propeller shaft extending through the housing; a propeller mounted on said shaft; a neck structure attaching the body to the motor housing and having a single axis pivot with a threaded fastener therein for changing the angle of the propeller shaft relative to the body; and a molded plastic shroud mounted to the motor housing and surrounding the propeller.