Patent ID: 7021078

Claim:
An evaporative cooler comprising: an evaporative cooler housing, a blower, an evaporative media, and a media wetting system; a media cabinet including a front wall and a rear wall, each wall having an inner edge and an outer edge, a side inlet wall being perpendicular to the front and rear walls and extending between the outer edges of the front and rear walls, and a first and second flange extending inwardly toward one another from the front and rear walls respectively, the media cabinet extending across an entire width of the housing; wherein, a cavity region is defined by the front and rear walls and the first and second flanges and the side inlet wall to support the media pad in a vertical in-use position; and a pivot about which the orientation of the media cabinet can be changed from a vertical to a non-vertical position, the media cabinet being removable from the housing by lifting the media cabinet from the housing.