Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fan having housing formed by connectable pieces and including air guide ribs and an internal ramp
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Application No.: US15925824Application Date: 2018-03-20
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Publication No.: US11359643B2Publication Date: 2022-06-14
- Inventor: Craig A. Seasholtz , David Martinez , Scott G. Smith , Melvin E. Wolfe, Jr.
- Applicant: SHOP VAC CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US PA Williamsport
- Assignee: SHOP VAC CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: SHOP VAC CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Williamsport
- Agency: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
- Main IPC: F04D29/54
- IPC: F04D29/54 ; F04D19/00 ; F04D29/70 ; F04D29/64 ; F04D29/56 ; F04D29/52 ; F04D25/08

Abstract:
A fan having a housing including a front piece that is separable but connectable to a back piece is disclosed. The front piece has a first connecting edge and a downstream edge, and the back piece has a second connecting edge and an upstream edge. The second connecting edge is configured to be connected to the first connecting edge. The fan may include a handle, the handle having a first portion integral with the front piece and a second portion integral with the back piece, the first portion configured to be connected to the second portion. The fan may further include air guide ribs provided on an interior surface of the housing and/or a ramp that starts at a location downstream of the upstream edge of the housing and ends at the downstream edge of the housing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180266437A1 Fan Having Housing Formed by Connectable Pieces and Including Air Guide Ribs and an Internal Ramp Public/Granted day:2018-09-20
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