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Decorative fan and method of making and using the sameDecorative fan and method of making and using the same description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070166172, Decorative fan and method of making and using the same. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001]This patent application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/758,796 filed on Jan. 13, 2006 under 35 U.S.C. 119(e). U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/758,796 is incorporated by reference herein as though set forth in full. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002]Electric-powered, rotating, portable room fans for use in the home or office have been around since the advent of electricity for moving air in a room to cool and improve air circulation in the room. These fans, especially modern portable room fans, have been much more functional than decorative in nature. Modern portable room fans are typically generic in nature, and are made of cheap plastic and metal. Although these portable fans serve their functional cooling and circulation purpose, these fans are not attractive in a home or a professional setting. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0003]The present inventors have determined that it would be desirable to create a decorative fan for home, business, or office use that would provide the functional cooling aspect of a normal fan, but would be decorative in nature. [0004]In an aspect of the present invention, the decorative fan is a decorative electric-powered, rotating, portable room fan and includes a decorative resin or wood base, a unique coupling mechanism, and a fan head attached to the decorative base through the unique coupling mechanism. A resin base allows the base to be designed in numerous different highly attractive decorative configurations and colors, allowing the fan to be much more decorative and aesthetically pleasing than fans in the past. As a result, the decorative fan of the present invention serves both a functional and a decorative purpose in the home, business, or office. [0005]A further aspect of the invention involves a decorative electric-powered, rotating, portable room fan. The decorative electric-powered, rotating, portable room fan includes a decorative resin or wood base including a power line with a first electric connector and a plug for plugging into an AC outlet; and a fan head attached to the decorative base and including fan motor and a second electric connector coupled thereto that is separate from, and coupleable with, the first electric connector, wherein if a problem exists with either the decorative resin or wood base or the fan head and needs to be returned, a user uncouples the first electric connector and the second electric connector from each other, and returns either the decorative resin or wood base or the fan head, depending on which has a problem. [0006]A still further aspect of the invention involves a method of using a decorative electric-powered, rotating, portable room fan. The method includes providing a decorative electric-powered, rotating, portable room fan including a decorative resin or wood base with a power line having a first electric connector and a plug for plugging into an AC outlet, and a fan head attached to the decorative base and having a fan motor and second electric connector coupled thereto that is separate from, and coupleable with, the first electric connector, uncoupling the first electric connector and the second electric connector from each other if a problem exists with either the decorative resin or wood base or the fan head and needs to be returned; and returning either the decorative resin or wood base or the fan head, but not both, depending on which has a problem. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS [0007]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of a decorative fan of the present invention; [0008]FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the bottom of an embodiment of a unique coupling mechanism of the decorative fan of FIG. 1; [0009]FIG. 3 is an alternative perspective view of the bottom of the unique coupling mechanism illustrated in FIG. 2; [0010]FIG. 4 is a side-elevational view of the unique coupling mechanism illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3; [0011]FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of the decorative fan of FIG. 1 in a partially disassembled condition, and illustrates the unique coupling mechanism of FIGS. 2-4; [0012]FIG. 6 is an alternative perspective view of the decorative fan illustrated in FIG. 5, and illustrates an alternative view of the unique coupling mechanism of FIGS. 2-5; [0013]FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of a decorative fan according to the present invention. [0014]FIG. 8 is a rear perspective view of another embodiment of a decorative fan according to the present invention. [0015]FIG. 9 is a rear perspective view, similar to FIG. 8, and shows a connector assembly of the fan disconnected. DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS OF INVENTION [0016]With reference to FIGS. 1-6, a decorative fan 100 constructed in accordance with an embodiment of the invention will now be described. The decorative fan 100 includes a decorative resin or wood base 110, a unique coupling mechanism 120, and a fan head 130 attached to the decorative base 110 through the unique coupling mechanism 120. [0017]In a preferred embodiment, the decorative base is made of a resin material, which allows the base to be configured and colored in an infinite number of different configurations and coloring schemes. The base 110 is molded into the desired configuration and then hand painted in a desired color scheme. This allows the base 110 to appear as if it is made of fine metal, fine wood, and/or other fine materials, making the base 110 to be much more decorative and aesthetically pleasing than the bases of fans in the past. In the embodiment shown, the resin base 110 includes a bottom section 140 with an elaborate configuration and a fine-metal appearance, an intermediate section 150 with a fine wood-appearance, and a top section 160 with a fine metal appearance. [0018]With reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, the top section 160 includes an externally threaded screw member 170 that is embedded in the resin material of the base 110. Although the base 110 has been described as being made of a resin material, in alternative embodiments, the base 110 is made of other/additional materials such as, but not limited to, wood, metal, ceramic, stone, and/or acrylic (which is injection molded). For example, but not by way of limitation, the fan 100, and especially the base 110, may be made of resin, wood, resin and wood, or one or more of these materials combined with metal. [0019]With reference additionally to FIG. 4, the unique coupling mechanism 120 is made of a metal material and is threadably engaged with the screw member 170. The unique coupling mechanism 120 includes a base attachment section 180 and a fan head attachment section 190. The base attachment section 180 is cylindrical, hollow, and includes a threaded interior that threadably engages the threaded exterior of the screw member 170. The fan head attachment section 190 is cylindrical with a diameter larger than the diameter of the base attachment section 180. The fan head attachment section 190 includes a bore 210 extending laterally there through. The fan head attachment section 190 includes a plastic cover thereon. In an alternative embodiment, the attachment section 190 does not include the plastic cover. 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