Patent ID: 7753005

Claim:
A blower system for livestock, comprising: a housing comprising: an air inlet located on the housing; an air outlet located on the housing, wherein the air outlet is configured to route air to livestock for grooming; an opening in an exterior of the housing, wherein the opening is of sufficient size to enable a removable cartridge disposed in an interior of the housing to be removed from the interior of the housing via sliding of the cartridge assembly along an interior surface of the housing and through the opening; and a removable cover configured to couple to the housing to cover the opening during use; and the removable cartridge assembly mounted in the interior of the housing, wherein the removable cartridge assembly comprises one or more fans assemblies, and wherein one or more of the fan assemblies comprise: one or more fans mounted to the removable cartridge assembly, the fans being configured to intake air through the air inlet and expel air through the air outlet located on the housing; and one or more motors mounted to the cartridge assembly and coupled to the fans; wherein the removable cartridge assembly is configured to be removed from the interior of the housing via sliding of the removable cartridge assembly along an interior surface of the housing and through the opening with the one or more fans and the one or more motors mounted to the cartridge assembly.