Patent ID: 7997565

Claim:
A personal air cooling apparatus, comprising: a main housing having a hollow interior; at least one air inlet that permits ambient air to flow into said main housing; a water-retaining air permeable element disposed within said main housing; an air-moving means mounted in said main housing for moving ambient air through said water-retaining air permeable element; at least one air outlet vent formed in said main housing through which air that has traveled through said water-retaining air permeable element is directed into an ambient environment; said personal air cooling apparatus being light-in-weight so that it can be carried by a user; said main housing including an outer grill detachably secured thereto, said outer grill forming a rear side of said main housing; said main housing including an inner grill detachably secured thereto in parallel relation to said outer grill, said inner grill being mounted in said hollow interior of said main housing; and said water-retaining air permeable element being disposed in sandwiched relation between said outer grill and said inner grill.