Patent ID: 7043146

Claim:
An all season heat fan apparatus with electric heating elements powered by rotating rings and ball bearings comprising: A. a housing: B. a drive means mounted in said housing; C. an electrical conductor means mounted within said housing and extending outwardly therefrom, said electrical conductor means being operatively connected to a source of electrical power for conducting current therethrough; D. a ball bearing means mounted upon said electrical conductor means and being rotatably movable with respect thereto, said ball bearing means being electrically conductive with respect to said electrical conductor means; E. a fan hub fixedly mounted with respect to said drive means to be rotatably movable therewith; and F. a ring means fixedly mounted within said fan hub and rotatably driven therewith, said ring means being continuously positioned in abutment with respect to said ball bearing means to maintain electrical conductivity therewith; G. a fan means fixedly secured with respect to said fan hub and including a plurality of individual fan blades extending outwardly from said fan hub, each fan blade defining a slot means therewithin; and H. a heating means positioned at least partly within said slot means defined in said fan blades to facilitate heating of air being blown therefrom.