Bottle-shaped battery operated fan

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a fan with fan operating, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the fan according to FIG. 1 with fan turn off;

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the fan with the fan turned off;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the fan with fan turned off;

FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of the fan with the fan turned off;

FIG. 6 is rear perspective view of the fan with the fan turned off and battery case closed; and,

FIG. 7 is an exploded rear perspective view of the fan with the fan turned off and the battery case opened.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D63657 December 1923 Root
D105529 August 1937 Kelly
D329088 September 1, 1992 Yuen
2245015 June 1941 Sibal
Foreign Patent Documents
625443 January 1936 DEX
Other references
  • Hong Kong Enterprise Oct. 1995, p. 409, Mini Fan A, bottom right side of page.
Patent History
Patent number: D398981
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 10, 1996
Date of Patent: Sep 29, 1998
Inventor: Phil A. Wenzell (Marietta, GA)
Primary Examiner: Lisa Lichtenstein
Attorney: Harry I. Leon
Application Number: 0/55,675
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Blade Unit Rotates On Vertical Axis (D23/377); Portable (D23/332); With Exposed Blade (D23/379)
International Classification: 2304;