Patent ID: 6764656
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: A61L

Abstract:
A sports figure shaped fan for ventilation grills comprising:a caricature formed in the shape of a sports figure, the caricature including a central body portion with a front side and a back side and a head and neck portion extending from an upper portion of the central body portion; means for attaching the back side of the central body portion to a ventilation grill; the caricature further including two arms, each generally extending in opposite directions from each other, the two arms representing respectively a left arm and a right arm; the two arms having means for rotating about an axis of rotation at the upper portion of the central body portion; and the two arms having means for capturing an air flow generated by activating a ventilation system so as to create an air flow emanating from behind the sports figure, and for creating a fanning rotation of the two arms about the upper portion of the central body portion in a direction mimicking a throwing action of the sports figure, wherein at least a portion of the sports figure includes a representation of a sporting uniform worn by said sports figure.