Portable power device, light and fan

Claim 1

A combined portable light, electrical outlet and fan assembly comprising a supporting chassis including a generally vertical front panel and side walls, means supporting the chassis on a support surface, electrical outlet socket means mounted on said front panel, a light mounted on said front panel for directing a light beam forwardly of the assembly, a blower housing mounted on said side walls, a blower mounted in said housing, said blower housing being generally cylindrical in configuration and having a tangential air outlet, a handle attached to said blower housing to enable the assembly to be carried to a desired site of use, an electrical cord for supplying electrical energy to the outlet socket means, light and blower, switch means for selectively actuating the blower and light, said electrical outlet socket means being directly electrically connected with the cord for energization, said blower housing having end walls with each end wall including a generally circular air inlet, and means connecting the blower housing to the side walls of the chassis for pivotal movement of the housing about a horizontal axis generally parallel to the front panel without interference with air entering the air inlets for movement of the air outlet between a horizontal position in which air is directed forwardly of the front panel toward a work area illuminated by the light and a vertical position to enable air to be discharged in a desired direction, said handle being offset from the pivot axis of the blower housing to enable application of rotational torque to the blower housing for pivoting the blower housing, said connecting means between the blower housing and side walls of the chassis including an opening in each side wall defined by an inwardly extending cylindrical flange extending through an air inlet for a short distance, said flanges being closely received in said air inlets to enable the blower housing to rotate about an axis generally at the center of the air inlets.