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This patent was reissued on Aug. 7 , 1990 as patent
USRE33286
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US4238857:
Self-contained air conditioning unit for persons
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Waters, William A.; Tulsa, OK 74135
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1980-12-16
/ 1978-09-22
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| Application Number: |
US1978000944857
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A42B 3/28;
A42C 5/04;
IPC-7:
A42C 5/04;
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| ECLA Code: |
A42B3/28C; A42B1/00F; A42C5/04;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
002/171.3;
002/438;
002/906;
Original:
002/171.3;
002/185.R;
002/199;
002/438;
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| Field of Search: |
002/171.3,7,438,422,436,437,DIG. 11,185 R,199
351/158
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| Priority Number: |
| 1978-09-22 |
US1978000944857 |
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| Abstract: |
A self-contained air conditioning unit for headwear of substantially any type comprising an electric motor and fan removably secured within a lightweight housing, said motor being secured to an air inlet screen removably securable to the headwear, a power supply holder means supporting suitable power supply means electrically connected with the motor, a switch operably connected with the power supply and motor for selective actuation of the motor and fan, and said fan being selectively operably by the motor for blowing warm or cool air onto the wearer of the headwear.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Head & Johnson ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Nerbun, Peter P.;
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CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a a divisional application of my co-pending application Ser. No. 563,066, filed Mar. 28, 1975, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,141,083, and entitled "Personal Air Conditioning Unit" which is a continuation-in-part application of my co-pending application Ser. No. 387,956, filed Aug. 13, 1974, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,881,198 and entitled "Detachable Air Conditioning Unit for Headwear". This application is also related to Patent Disclosure Document No. 006793, filed Sept. 29, 1971; and Patent Disclosure Document No. 006878, filed Oct. 7, 1971; and Patent Disclosure Document No. 036886.
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A self-contained detachable air conditioning unit for headwear and comprising housing means having grid element means provided therein permitting air flow therethrough, power means carried by said grid element means and extending into the interior of the housing means, impeller means carried by the power means and encased within the housing means and being rotatable by the power means for pulling air into the housing through said grid element means and discharging air from the housing, power supply means operably connected with the power means for selective activation thereof, and securing means provided on the housing means and cooperating between the housing means and headwear for removably securing the self-contained air conditioning unit to the headwear without alteration of the overall configuration and function of the headwear whereby said self-contained detachable air conditioning unit may be removed from the headwear for permitting conventional use of the headwear.
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