Patent ID: 7699580
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: F24H

Abstract:
1. A portable air moving device that is free standing on a support surface, said device comprising: a base for engaging said support surface; an elongate housing having a longitudinal length extending substantially upward from said base; an interior space defined by said elongate housing; an overall vertical length of said portable air moving device comprising: at least one air inlet in said elongate housing allowing intake air to enter said interior space; an air blower assembly disposed substantially within said lower portion of said overall vertical length and within said interior space, said air blower assembly comprising: a center of gravity of said portable air moving device located within said lower half of said overall vertical length; a vertically oriented elongate air outlet located within said upper portion of said elongate housing; a high velocity exhaust air stream generated by said air blower assembly, wherein substantially all of said exhaust air stream exits said interior space via said vertically elongate air outlet as said high velocity exhaust air stream at an elevation above said air blower assembly; and an air passageway directly connecting an exhaust port of said blower assembly to said vertically oriented elongate air outlet, wherein said air passageway comprises an air directing component comprising an elongate curved member that directs said high velocity exhaust air stream from said blower assembly toward said vertically oriented elongate air outlet.