Patent ID: 7128531

Claim:
A method to make an automatic compact folding hand fan, comprising: attaching a first guard, a second guard, and a third guard, each guard having a first end and a second end, substantially at the first end of the first guard, the second guard, and the third guard, allowing the first guard, the second guard, and the third guard to substantially rotate around an axis of rotation into a closed position, where the second end of the first guard, the second guard, and the third guard are in proximity, and an open position, where the second end of the first guard and the second guard, and the second end of the third guard are not in proximity; installing a spring mechanism in proximity to the axis of rotation, wherein the spring mechanism can selectively and substantially rotate the third guard into the open position in relation to the first guard and the second guard, upon activation by an activation device; and attaching a substantially planar material between a portion of the first guard and a portion of the third guard, wherein the substantially planar material can substantially fit between the first guard and second guard, and the third guard, in either the open position and the closed position.