Patent ID: 7900469
Filing Date: 2011-03-08
Classification: F24F,F28D

Abstract:
1. An evaporative cooler comprising: a cooler housing having front, rear and side surfaces together defining an interior region, the front surface of the cooler housing defining an outlet opening positioned for the forward exhaust of cooled air from the interior of the cooler housing, the front surface of the cooler housing further defining an inlet opening spaced from the outlet opening and positioned for the rearward intake of ambient air into the interior of the cooler housing; media positioned within the interior of the cooler housing and adjacent the inlet opening defined in the front surface of the cooler housing such that the intake of ambient air passes through the media for heat exchange; and a blower mounted within the interior of the cooler housing, the blower having an inlet and an outlet and being configured to move air from the inlet to the outlet, the inlet of the blower being oriented to receive ambient air entering the interior of the cooler housing through the inlet opening defined in the front surface of the cooler housing, and the outlet of the blower being oriented for the forward exhaust of cooled air from the outlet of the blower and toward the outlet opening defined in the front surface of the cooler housing; wherein the cooler housing is configured to be moved along a surface and the outlet of the blower is oriented to exhaust the cooled air at an upward angle with respect to the surface.