Combined air moving product illuminated panel and device

Abstract:

A combined air moving product illuminated panel and device which has a base and a housing, which housing contains a motor and blades for moving air, which product has a device mounted in the housing, with an electroluminescent panel mounted behind and in contact with the device, to indicate, its location, and to illuminate its display.

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Claims:

What is claimed is:

1. In combination with a portable air moving product which has a motor and blades for moving air, which may be connected to a source of electrical energy, said product havinga base, the improvement which comprises

a device carried in said housing which has a display,

an electroluminescent panel mounted behind and in close proximity to said device,

said electroluminescent panel is connected to said electrical energy source, and said panel illuminates said device to show its location on the product, and its display.

2. An air moving product as defined in claim 1 wherein said air moving product is a fan.

3. An air moving product as defined in claim 1 wherein said air moving product is a humidifier.

4. An air moving product as defined in claim 1 wherein said air moving product is a heater.

5. an air moving product as defined in claim 1 in which said air moving product in a range hood.

6. An air moving product as defined in claim 1 wherein said device is a clock.

7. The air moving product as defined in claim 6 wherein

said device is connected to an electric storage battery.

8. An air moving product as defined in claim 3 wherein

said device indicates humidity.

9. An air moving product as defined in claim 1 wherein

said device indicates temperature.

10. An air moving product as defined in claim 1 wherein said device indicates speed.

Patent number:
6241478
View patent at USPTO

Filing date:
July 1, 1999

Issue date:
June 5, 2001

Inventors:
Michael Cichetti (West Chester, PA)
William E. Lasko (West Chester, PA)

Assignee:
Lasko Holdings INC (West Chester, PA)

Primary Examiner:
Teresa Walberg

Assistant Examiner:
Leonid Fastovsky

Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Wobensmith, III; Zachary T.

Current U.S. Classification: 340/908.1 417/63