Patent ID: 7059826

Claim:
A multi-directional air circulation device for use in a living space, said device comprising: a base; a first housing comprising: i) a first wall portion defining a first interior space, ii) a first air outlet, and iii) a first air directing grill adjacent to said first air outlet; at least a second housing rotatable with respect to said first housing, said second housing comprising: i) a second wall portion defining a second interior space, ii) a second air outlet and, iii) a second air directing grill adjacent to said second air outlet; and at least one air generator, said at least one air generator used to generate at least one air stream, said at least one air stream being discharged from said device via said first and second air outlets and said first and second air directing grills as at least two air exhaust streams, said at least two air exhaust streams being independently directed from one another, wherein said air directing grills each have a plurality of grill elements to direct said air exhaust streams and said air exhaust streams have a maximum velocity vector co-linear to respective centerlines of said air directing grills within an angle of +/−35 degrees relative to the centerline of said air directing grills.