Abstract:
An air filtration assembly for selectively eliminating smoke from an area includes a housing that may be coupled to a support surface. A motor is coupled to the housing. A fan is operationally coupled to the motor. The motor moves the fan. An actuator is coupled to the housing. The actuator is operationally coupled to the motor so the actuator selectively actuates the motor. A filter is coupled to the housing. The filter is operationally coupled to the fan. The fan draws air through the filter so the filter removes smoke from the air. A screen is operationally coupled to the housing. The screen is selectively extendable from the housing.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     1. Field of the Disclosure 
     The disclosure relates to air filtration devices and more particularly pertains to a new air filtration device for selectively eliminating smoke from an area. 
     2. Summary of the Disclosure 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a housing that may be coupled to a support surface. A motor is coupled to the housing. A fan is operationally coupled to the motor. The motor moves the fan. An actuator is coupled to the housing. The actuator is operationally coupled to the motor so the actuator selectively actuates the motor. A filter is coupled to the housing. The filter is operationally coupled to the fan. The fan draws air through the filter so the filter removes smoke from the air. A screen is operationally coupled to the housing. The screen is selectively extendable from the housing. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a front perspective view of a air filtration assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a top perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a right side view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 4  thereof, a new air filtration device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 4 , the air filtration assembly  10  generally comprises a housing  12  that may be coupled to a support surface  14 . The support surface  14  may be a gambling machine  16  of any conventional design. An outer wall  18  of the housing  12  has a width that is greater than a height of the outer wall  18  of the housing  12 . The housing  12  has a rectangular parallelepiped shape that may have a width and a height between 20 cm and 30 cm and a depth between 5 cm and 8 cm. A front side  20  of the outer wall  18  of the housing  12  curves outwardly between a top side  22  and a bottom side  24  of the outer wall  18  of the housing  12 . Indicia  23  is printed on the front side  20  of the outer wall  18  of the housing  12 . 
     A tab  26  is coupled to and extends upwardly from the top side  22  of the outer wall  18  of the housing  12 . The tab  26  is one of a pair of tabs  28 . Each of the pair of tabs  28  is positioned proximate an associated one of a first lateral side  30  and a second lateral side  32  of the outer wall  18  of the housing  12 . A pair of fasteners  34  extends through each of the pair of tabs  28  and engages the support surface  14  so the housing  12  is retained on the support surface  14 . 
     A motor  36  is coupled to the housing  12 . The motor  36  may be an electrical motor of any conventional design. A fan  38  is rotatably coupled to the motor  36 . The fan  38  is positioned within an interior of the housing  12 . Lastly, the fan  38  may be a squirrel cage fan of any conventional design. 
     An actuator  40  is coupled to a first lateral side  42  of an intake portion  44  of the housing  12 . The actuator  40  is electrically coupled to the motor  36 . Moreover, the actuator  40  selectively actuates the motor  36 . Indicia  46  is printed on a face  48  of the actuator  40 . The indicia  46  comprise English letters spelling “Smoke Eliminator”. 
     An L-shaped tube  50  is coupled to and extends laterally away from a second lateral side  52  of the intake portion  44  of the housing  12 . A vertical portion  54  of the L-shaped tube  50  extends downwardly from the housing  12 . The L-shaped tube  50  is in fluid communication with the fan  38 . Additionally, the fan  38  urges air inwardly through an open bottom end  56  of the L-shaped tube  50 . A lateral portion  58  of the L-shaped tube  50  may have a length between 5 cm and 8 cm. Lastly, the vertical portion  54  of the L-shaped tube  50  may have a length between 2 cm and 4 cm. 
     A filter  60  is elongated along a longitudinal axis extending through an open top end  62  and a bottom end  64  of the filter  60 . The open top end  62  of the filter  60  threadably engages the open bottom end  56  of the L-shaped tube  50 . Additionally, the filter  60  is removably coupled to the L-shaped tube  50 . The fan  38  draws air through the filter  60  so the filter  60  removes smoke from the air. Lastly, the filter  60  may be comprised of a deformable and air permeable material such as sponge or other similar material. 
     A screen slot  68  extends through the first lateral side  30  of the outer wall  18  of the housing  12 . The screen slot  68  extends between the top side  22  and the bottom side  24  of the outer wall  18  of the housing  12 . A screen  70  is slidably coupled to the housing  12 . The screen  70  may have a width and a height between 15 cm and 25 cm. 
     The screen  70  is positionable in an extended position so the screen  70  extends outwardly from the screen slot  68 . Moreover, the screen  70  is positionable in a retracted position so the screen  70  is positioned within an interior of the housing  12 . The screen  70  may be comprised of a rigid and light reflective material such as glass or other similar material. A plurality of apertures  72  extends through a front side  74  and a back side  76  of the screen  70 . Lastly, the plurality of apertures  72  is evenly distributed between a top side  78 , a bottom side  80 , a first lateral side  82  and a second lateral side  84  of the screen  70 . 
     A light emitter  86  is coupled to the front side  20  of the outer wall  18  of the housing  12 . The light emitter  86  is positioned proximate the top side  22  of the outer wall  18  of the housing  12 . Additionally, the light emitter  86  may be an LED of any conventional design. Further, the light emitter  86  is electrically coupled to the actuator  40 . The light emitter  86  is one of a plurality of light emitters  88 . Lastly, the plurality of light emitters  88  is evenly distributed between the first  30  and second lateral sides  32  of the outer wall  18  of the housing  12 . 
     A power supply  90  is coupled to the housing  12 . The power supply  90  is electrically coupled to the actuator  40 . Further, the power supply  90  comprises a power cord  92  extending outwardly from the second lateral side  32  of the outer wall  18  of the housing  12 . A free end  94  of the power cord  92  is selectively electrically coupled to a power source  96 . The power source  96  may be an electrical outlet  98  of any conventional design. 
     In use, a user actuates the actuator  40  whenever smoke is present proximate the user. Additionally, the user  98  positions the screen  70  in the extended position if the user wishes to limit the visibility of an observer. The filter  60  removes smoke from the air so the user does not have to breathe the smoke. Lastly, the user actuates or de-actuates the actuator  40  at any desired time. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.