Patent ID: 8348597

Claim:
A fan assembly for creating an air current, the fan assembly comprising an air outlet mounted on a stand comprising a base and a body tiltable relative to the base from an untilted position to a tilted position, the fan assembly having a center of gravity located so that when the base is located on a substantially horizontal support surface, the projection of the center of gravity on the support surface is within the footprint of the base when the body is in a fully tilted position, and wherein the body of the stand comprises a system for creating an air flow through the fan assembly, the system for creating an air flow comprising an impeller and a motor for driving the impeller, and interlocking members for retaining the body on the base, the interlocking members comprising a first plurality of substantially L-shaped locking members located on the base and a second plurality of substantially L-shaped locking members located on the body and which are retained by the first plurality of locking members, each locking member comprising a curved flange.