Attachable Personal Cooling Fans

Abstract

This invention relates to attachable personal cooling fans specifically designed to provide several hours of cooling for the user. These units were originally designed for baseball/softball plate umpires for hot weather conditions, however, they could be adapted for other uses. The units are portable and lightweight and can be attached to any facemask.

Claims

1. An attachable personal cooling apparatus comprising: two fans each fixed to; a battery pack with; an on/off switch attached to one battery pack; and the two fans with battery packs wired together.

2. An umpire facemask comprising: a frame comprising a plurality of bars with space in between the bars which allows the umpire to see but prevents balls from penetrating the facemask: padding attached to an inside of the frame and configured to be placed between the frame and the umpire's face to absorb impact from a ball striking the face mask; apparatus as in claim 1, wherein the fans with battery packs are attached to the inside of the frame and located on left and rights sides of the frame, respectively, in order to minimize obstructions to the umpire's view and to prevent a ball from directly striking the fans and battery packs; and an on/off switch that is attached to one battery pack.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] FIG. 1: Front view of attachable cooling fans (two) with battery packs for face mask. [0020] Two 50 mm 5V fans each wired and attached to a battery case holding 2 AA batteries. [0021] An on/off switch (toggle, slide, push-button) attached to one of the battery cases.

[0022] FIG. 2: Front view of attachable cooling fans with battery pack attached to the face mask. [0023] The fans are attached with zip ties to the frame on the sides. [0024] The battery pack is glued to the fans. [0025] The wires are attached along the frame of the mask by the padding straps.

[0026] FIG. 3: Back view of attachable cooling fans with battery pack for face mask.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0027] FIG. 1: Front view of attachable cooling fans 1,2 with battery packs 3,4 for face mask. [0028] Two 50 mm 5V fans 1,2 wired and each attached to a battery pack holding 2 AA batteries 3,4. [0029] There is an on/off switch (toggle, slide, push-button) 5 on one battery pack 4.

[0030] FIG. 2: Front view of the attachable cooling fans 1,2 with battery packs 3,4 attached to the face mask 7. [0031] The fans are attached with zip ties 6 to the inside frame on the left and right sides.

[0032] FIG. 3: Back view of attachable cooling fans 1-2 with battery packs 3,4 for face mask 7. [0033] The fans are placed between the upper and lower face pads on the left and right sides.