Patent ID: 7037080

Claim:
A fan comprising: a motor; and a fan blade operatively connected to said motor, said fan blade including at least two longitudinal slats, each said longitudinal slat comprising a longitudinal length, a width and a thickness, said longitudinal length being several times longer than said width, said width being several times longer than said thickness, said longitudinal slats being positioned side by side with their said widths being in the same plane to define a generally planar fan blade of an overall width generally equal to the sum of said widths, an overall thickness generally equal to said thickness and an overall length generally equal to said longitudinal length; a transverse through-hole constructed through an interior of each of said longitudinal slats across said width thereof, said transverse through-holes in respective said slats being colinear with each other when said slats are positioned side-by-side; and a dowel placed through said transverse through-holes to secure said longitudinal slats firmly together with their said widths in the same plane.