Patent ID: 6464468
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: F04D

Abstract:
A personal fan construction consisting of:a strap unit including an elongated strap member dimensioned to encircle a selected portion of a user's anatomy and having opposite ends provided with cooperating fastener elements; a mounting unit including a housing member having a rear face provided with at least one slot dimensioned to receive a selected portion of said strap member, a top surface, a bottom surface, and a front face; and a fan unit including a fan member operatively associated with the front face of the housing member and including a fan motor and a power source wherein the fan member is angularly adjustable relative to the front face of the housing member wherein the front face of the housing member is provided with a pair of outwardly projecting hub elements disposed intermediate the top surface and the bottom surface and adapted to rotatably receive a portion of said fan member; and wherein said fan member is provided with a fan blade housing having a rear central portion provided with a transversely disposed pivot rod element that is dimensioned to be received in said hub elements.