Portable cordless fan carrying case

Abstract

A carrying case configured for a portable cordless fan is disclosed herein. Such a disclosed carrying case allows for storage and transport of the subject cordless fan with a provision of certain recess structures at specific locations therein for placement of the components of such a fan with facilitated storage, closure, and transport, as well as opening and access thereto. Such a carrying case is hinged for opening and closing with locking means leading from one top edge to the opposite top edge. Such a hinged mechanism and closing mechanisms allows for proper stowage of removable fan blades without potential for such blades escaping or falling out upon opening of the case itself after transport. A remote and power module are also provided with the subject fan with proper retaining recesses within the internal portion of the case, as well.

Claims

1. A carrying case for a portable fan comprising a fan base and removable fan blades, said carrying case comprising i) a first opposing side comprising a left edge, a right edge, a top edge, and a bottom edge, wherein said left edge and said right edge exhibit a mid-point distance between them, wherein said first opposing side includes a first concave recess exhibiting a length, a second concave recess smaller in depth, height, and width in comparison with said first concave recess and exhibiting a length, and a connecting recess between said first and second concave recess, and wherein each of said first and second concave recesses exhibits a mid-point in length that is the same location as the mid-point distance between said left and right edges; ii) a second opposing side comprising a left edge, a right edge, a top edge, and a bottom edge, wherein said left edge and said right edge exhibit a mid-point distance between them, wherein said second opposing side includes a first concave recess and a second concave recess smaller in depth, height, and width in comparison with said first concave recess, wherein said second opposing side further includes a rectangular recess between said first and second concave recesses of a depth, length, and width to allow for placement of said removable fan blades, and a connecting recess between said rectangular recess and said second concave recess, wherein said connecting recess is of a smaller size than said connecting recess present within said flat first opposing side, wherein said rectangular recess within said second opposing side does not have a corresponding rectangular recess within said first opposing side of said carrying case, and wherein each of said first and second concave recesses exhibits a mid-point in length that is the same location as the mid-point distance between said left and right edges; iii) a hinge present as a connection between said bottom edges of said first and second opposing sides; iv) aligned openings within said opposing sides to provide a handle upon alignment and closure of said carrying case; and iv) locking means to securely close said carrying case; wherein said left edges, right edges, and top edges of both of said first and second opposing sides are aligned to contact each similarly termed side upon movement of one of said opposing sides around said bottom edge hinge until said top edges contact one another.

2. The carrying case of claim 1 further comprising at least one other recess within said second opposing side.

3. A method of storing and transporting a portable cordless fan, wherein said fan comprises i) a fan base having a motor component, ii) a rotating platform component, iii) a connecting arm between said motor component and said rotating platform component, and iv) removable fan blades, wherein said fan blades removably attach to said rotating platform component during utilization thereof; said method comprising the steps of: a) providing said portable cordless fan with said fan blades removed from said rotating platform component of said fan base; b) providing and opening said carrying case of claim 1; c) placing said portable cordless fan within said open carrying case with said removed fan blades within said rectangular recess of said second opposing side, followed by the placement of said fan base with said motor component thereof placed within said first concave recess of said second opposing side and said rotational platform component placed within said second concave recess of said second opposing side; d) closing said carrying case by rotating said first opposing side around said bottom edge hinge until said top edges of said first and second opposing sides contact together; and e) locking said carrying case through said locking means on said top edges of said first and second opposing sides.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The disclosure will be better understood and further advantages thereof will become more apparent from the ensuing detailed description of a preferred embodiment taken in conjunction with the drawings, in which:

(2) FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of one potential embodiment of a disclosed carrying case for a portable cordless fan in closed state;

(3) FIG. 2 is an aerial perspective view of the carry case embodiment of FIG. 1 in opened state; and

(4) FIG. 3 is an aerial perspective view of a potential embodiment of a portable cordless fan carrying case with fan placed therein.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

(5) The following descriptions and examples are merely representations of potential embodiments of the present disclosure. The scope of such a disclosure and the breadth thereof in terms of claims following below would be well understood by the ordinarily skilled artisan within this area.

(6) FIG. 1 shows a side perspective view of one possible embodiment of the disclosed portable cordless fan carrying case 10 in closed state. Locking clips 12 provide secure closure of the case 10 having a first opposing side 14 and a second opposing side 16. A handle 18 made from aligned openings in both opposing sides allows for facilitated transport by hand.

(7) FIG. 2 shows the same carrying case 10 in open state with the locking clips 12 unattached. The first opposing side 14 and a right edge 13 and left edge 15 with a mid-point distance 17 in between. The first opposing side 14 further includes a first concave recess 19, a second smaller concave recess 20 above the first 19 and a connecting recess 22 between the two recesses 19, 20. The mid-point distance 17 of the left and right edges 13, 14 is also the mid-point location for the recesses 19, 20, 22. The second opposing side 16 also has a left edge 13A and right edge 15A with a mid-point distance 17A between the two. A first concave recess 24 is shown with a second smaller recess 26, both with mid-point locations the same as the left edge/right edge mid-point 17A. A rectangular recess 28 is present within the second opposing side 16 with a smaller connecting recess 30 present adjacent thereto the rectangular recess 28. Also present are a power module recess 32 and a remote control recess 34. The first opposing side 14 does not have corresponding recess structures for the rectangular recess 28 or two other recesses 32, 34.

(8) FIG. 3 thus shows an embodiment of an open carrying case 110 with the placement of removed fan blades 142 within the rectangular recess 128 of the second opposing side 116, a fan motor component 136 within the first concave recess 124, a fan rotating platform 138 having openings for fan blade placement and attachment 144 within the second concave recess 126, and a connecting arm component 140 resting within the connecting recess 130. Also, there are present a power module 132 and a remote control 134 within those recesses. The first opposing side 114 thus has the complementary recesses 119, 120, 122 for the full fan base (motor component 136, rotating platform 138, and connecting arm 132 for secure enclosure of the entire fan assembly (blades and fan base, as well as power module and remote control). The closed case (as in FIG. 1) thus retains the entire fan assembly for storage and transport as desired. A safe manner of enclosing, locking, storing, and transporting such a portable cordless fan device is thus provided with an evenly balanced structure that is protective and easy to carry and store.

(9) The foregoing relates to a preferred exemplary embodiment of the invention, it being understood that other variants and embodiments thereof are possible within the spirit and scope of the invention, the latter being defined by the appended claims.