Patent ID: 8419514

Claim:
An apparatus for circulating air, comprising: a hollow handle assembly having a proximal end and a distal end; an air circulation assembly pivotally secured to the proximal end of the hollow handle assembly, the air circulation assembly capable of generating an air-flow; a connecting fixture capable of being received in a receptacle for a light appliance, and configured to provide an electrical connection to the apparatus for circulating air; the air circulation assembly further comprises an attachment means for enabling an angular motion of the air circulation assembly about a longitudinal axis of the hollow handle assembly for adjusting a direction of the air-flow generated from the air circulation assembly, the proximal end of the hollow handle assembly comprises a neck portion comprising a horizontal projection extending from an end thereof, wherein the horizontal projection is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the hollow handle assembly, and wherein the horizontal projection enables a rotational movement of the air circulation assembly about the longitudinal axis of the hollow handle assembly, the proximal end of the hollow handle assembly further comprises a sphere portion rotatably secured to the neck portion, the sphere portion comprises an outer surface capable of receiving the attachment means of the air circulation assembly thereon for pivotally securing the air circulation assembly to the hollow handle assembly, a bore configured within the sphere portion, the bore extending along the longitudinal axis of the hollow handle assembly from the outer surface of the sphere portion towards a central portion of the sphere portion; a horizontal slot configured at an end of the bore within the sphere portion, and adapted to receive the horizontal projection of the neck portion of the hollow handle assembly for allowing the rotational movement of the air circulation assembly about the longitudinal axis of the hollow handle assembly; and the attachment means comprises a hollow tubular portion extending from the air circulation assembly, and a hollow spherical portion configured on an end portion of the hollow tubular portion and configured to at least partially enclose the outer surface of the sphere portion and forming a frictional fit thereon.