CA2358870C - Convertible floor and window fan - Google Patents
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A portable electric fan including a housing having a front wall defining a front opening for transmitting air, a rear wall defining a rear opening for transmitting air, a top surface, and a bottom surface; a fan blade rotatably mounted in the housing and adapted to move air in a given direction through the front and rear openings; and retainer means projecting upwardly from the top surface and adapted to engage one side of the sash of a vertically movable window. Also included are first and second elongated legs movably mounted in spaced apart positions on the bottom surface and adapted for movement between floor and window positions, each of the legs projecting in the given direction beyond the front and rear walls when in its floor position and extending in longitudinally aligned directions substantially perpendicular to the direction when is its window position. The retainer means and elongated legs facilitate alternative use of the fan for either interna-or window applications.
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Divisional Application CONVERTIBLE FLOOR AND WINDOW FAN
This application is a divisional application of Canadian Patent Application Serial No. 2,052,051, which was 1o filed on 23 September 1991. The invention relates generally to a portable electric fan and, more particularly, to a portable electric fan for selective use as either a window fan or a free standing fan suitable for placement on stable support surfaces such as floors or tables.
15 Portable electric fans are used extensively to reduce personal discomfort caused by excessive temperature. Most users maximize utility of such fans by moving them into different locations determined by particular activities.
For example, fans can be placed on available support 2o surfaces such as floors or tables to provide air movement within housing enclosures or can be mounted in open windows to provide air circulation between a housing enclosure and the external environment. Most prior portable fans, however, have not been structurally suitable for safe and 25 efficient use when mounted in open windows.
The object of this invention, therefore, is to provide an improved portable electric fan that can be conveniently and safely used in either desired ir_ternal locations of a housing structure or in open windows thereof.
3o The invention is a portable electric fan including a housing having a front wall defining a front opening for transmitting air, a rear wall defining a rear opening for transmitting air, a top surface, and a bottom si:rface; a fan blade rotatably mounted in the housing and adapted 35 to move air in a given direction through the front and rear openings; and retainer means projecting upwardly from the top surface and adapted to engage _2_ one side of the sash of a vertically movable window. Also included are first and second elongated legs movably mounted in spaced apart positions on the bottom surface and adapted for movement between floor and window positions, each of the legs projecting in the given direction beyond the front and rear walls when in its floor position and extending in longitudinally aligned directions substantially perpendicular to the direction when in its window position. The retainer means and elongated legs facilitate alternative use of the fan for either internal or window applications.
according to one feature of the invention, she retainer means comprise tabs molded integrally with the housing and disposed at an edge of the top surface joining the rear wall.
Lhe efficient and low cost tabs render the fan useful as an air exhaust unit.
according to anotzer feature, the invention includes another tai; of spaced apart tabs disposed at an edge of the top surface joini.-lg the front wall. the second pair of tabs termits alternative use of the fan as an intake unit.
according to yet anot::er feature of the invention, t a retainer means further comprises a handle mounted for movement in the given direction on a central portion of the =op surface and projecting upwardly therefrom. after positions adust.,~e.~.t to 'ngage an onoosite side of the sash, to handle 5rovides 'urther stability for the :window :counted fan unit.
According to still another feature, the invention includes means biasing movement of the handle toward the rear edge mounted tabs. The bias means simplifies positional adjustment of the handle.
According to a further feature, the invention includes electrical controls movably mounted on the housing and adapted for movement between one position accessible by a user facing the front wall and another position accessible by a user facing the rear wall. The movable controls facilitate alternative use of the fan as either an intake or exhaust unit.
As such, in one aspect of the present invention resides in a portable electric fan comprising: housing means having a front wall defining a front opening for transmitting air, a rear wall defining a rear opening for transmitting air, a top surface, and a bottom surface; fan blade means rotatably mounted in said housing means and adapted to move air in a given direction through said front and rear openings; retainer means projecting upwardly from said top surface and adapted to engage one side of the sash of a vertically movable window; and first and second elongated legs movably mounted in spaced apart positions on said bottom surface and adapted for movement between floor and window positions, each of said legs projecting in said given direction beyond said front and rear walls when in said floor position and extending in longitudinally aligned directions substantially perpendicular to said direction when in said window p~~sition.
In another aspect, the invention resides in a portable electric fan comprising: housing means having a front wall defining a front opening for transmitting air, a rear wall defining a ,rear opening for transmitting air, a top surface, and a bottom surface; fan blade means rotatably mounted in said housing means and adapted to move air in a given dire~~tion through said front 3a and rear openings; and electrical control means movably mounted on said housing means and adapted for movement between one position accessible by a user facing said front wall and another position accessible by a user facing said rear wall.
In a further aspect, the present invention resides in a portable electric fan comprising: housing means having a front wall defining a front opening for transmitting air, a rear wall defining a rear opening for transmitting air, a top surface, and a bottom surface; fan blade means rotatably mounted in said housing means and adapted to move air in a given direction through said front and rear openings; and retainer means projecting upwardly from said top surface and adapted to engage one side of the sash of a vertically movable window; said retainer means comprising a pair of spaced apart tabs disposed at an edge of said top surface joining said rear wall.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
These and other objects and features of the invention will become more apparent upon a perusal of the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein:
Fig. 1 is a front perspective view of a convertible fan according to the invention;
Fig. 2 is a rear view of the fan shown in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is an exploded view of a handle assembly;
Fig. 4 is a partial cross sectional view of the handle assembly shown in Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the convertible fan of Fig. 1 mounted in an open window;
Fig. 6 is a front perspective view of another convertible fan embodiment;
3b Fig. 7 is a detailed view of a rotatable electrical control unit included with the fan shown in Fig. 6; and Fig. 8 is a rear perspective view of the fan shown in Fig.
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A convertible fan I1 includes a housing 12 and a fan blade 13 rotatably mounted in the housing 12. The housing 12 has a front wall 16 and a rear wall 17 joined by a top surface 18, a bottom surface 19 and a retainer system 14. Defined by S the front surface 16 is a front opening 21 while the rear wall 17 defines a rear opening 22. The front and rear openings 21, 22 transmit air moved by the blade 13 in a direction perpendicular to the front and rear walls 16, I7.
Included in the retainer system 14 are a pair of tabs 24, 2~ and a handle 26 all projecting upwardly prom the top sur~ace 18. The tabs 24, 25 are molded interqrally witz the housing 12 and are spaced apart on an edge 27 of the top sur=ace I8 _that joins the rear wall 17. As shown in Figs. 3 and -~, the handle 26 includes a hood portion 31 the underside 32 oz whic:l 1~ roans a gripping sur=ace, downwardly extending leg portions 33, and ylange -portions 34 extending outwardly there=rpm. The legs 33 extend ~-hrough slots 36 in a front portion of the top sur=ace I8 and ~ne ~'ange portions 34 slidably engage an uner surface 37 thereo=. a pair o= spring members 38 have opposite ends attac:led, respectively, to apertures 39 in the 'lange portions 34 and apertures in tabs 41 extending prom an inner sur=ace o' the rear ;aal1 1.. Thus, the centrally located handle 25 is -nounted _-.,_ sliding movement on the top sur=ace 18 is the given directicr_ of air glow Through c'.~.e ~ront and rear openings 21, 22 and is ?5 aiased r'ar-~ardl~r towar : _h 2 =abs 2:~, 25 ay =he spring members ~8.
_5_ Supporting the housing 12 are a pair of elongated legs 51, 52. Each of the legs 51, 52 is pivotally secured by pivots 53 to the bottom surface 19. The legs 52 can be pivotally moved from a floor position shown in rFig. 1 in which they project beyond the front and rear walls 16, 17 in the given direction of air flow through the openings 21, 22 and a window position shown in Fig. 5 in which they are longitudinally aligned in directions substantially perpendicular to the given direction of air flow.
During use of the fan 11, the gripping portion 32 of the handle 26 can be used to transport the housing 12 to any desired location providing a suitable support surface (not shown) for the legs 51, 52 in their Tloor positions shown in Fig. _. ~rlhen use in an open window is desired, the fan ii is mounted in the manner shown in F'_g. 5 . ~f ter pivoti_~.g oy the legs 5i, 52 into their aligned :window positions, the bottom sur=ace 19 is placed on the upper surface 55 of a windcw sill molding 56. The legs 5i, 52 extend behind and below to :,ioldi_~.g ~6 and engage a year sur=ace ~7 thereof. with the .an ?' in that position, the tans 24, 25 are aligned wit: a ear surface 58 of an opened sash 59 which then is lowered ito engagement with the top surface 13 while the handle is held foraardly against the bias of the spring members 38. after closing of t,'~e sash 59 against the upper surface 18, the har_dl a is =eleased allowing the siring members 38 to rove the ccd 25 ~orti~n 31 into engagement with an inner surface of t a sas'.~_~_ ~a .
~'hus, _ a =an 1~ is recur el y retained bet;aeen tze sash ~ 9 arc ~e sill 56 while t!:e =2ar~,aard~=r p~sitionec v3DS 24, 2i ~r~-r=.=~
a ~csi~'_oni:-g stop t a= es'ablisi:es c'_aarar_c' for a ~.oi: dcw sc_ee~ 5_.
Illustrated in Figs. 6-8 is another convertible fan embodiment 71 of the invention. Parts of the fan embodiment 71 identical to those of above described embodiment 11 have been given the same reference numerals. The fan 71 is adapted S for use as either an intake or an exhaust unit by a retainer system 72 and an electrical control box 70_ Included in the retainer system 72 are a pair of rear tabs 73, a pair of front tabs 74, and a handle 75. The rear tabs 73 extend upwardly ~rom the top surface 18 and are spaced apart along a rear edge thereof joining the rear surface 17. Similarly, the tront tabs i~ ext'na upwardly from the top surface 13 and are spaced apart along a front edge thereof joining the front surface lo. Preferably, the tabs 73, 74 are molded as an integral unit with the housing 12.
The handle 75 is mounted for sliding movement Taithin slots 76 in 1~ the ton surface 13 in the given direction of air flow through the openings 21, 22.
~s shown in Fig. 7, the electrical control unit 70 is rotatably mounted in a recess 81 formed in the housing 12. Thus, the control box 70 can be rotated between a front position shcwn in Fig. 'o and a rear position shown in Fig. 3. When in its =rent oosi=ion shown in Fig. 6, control buttons 33 of the unit 73 are accessible by a user facing the =runt wall 16. Conversaly, -,when in their rear position, the control but-~cns 83 are access=b'_a to a wiser racing the rear wall 17.
When used as a window fan, the unit 71 is positioned in an ocened window in a manner similar to that described above.
When use as an intake fan is desired, the housing 12 is placed on a window sill and a sash is lowered into engagement with the top surface 18 and between the rear tabs 73 and the handle.
Secure =etention is insured by moving the handle 75 into engagement with an iizner suryace of the sash and the box 70 is rotated y~=o its forNard position shown in Fig. o so as to be accessible to a user in an enclosure deffining the open :,rindew into which t he fan uni~ 71 has been placed.
;then use as an exhaus t =an is desir ed, the uni t 7 '_ is ~.osicioned cn a sil' and a window sash is moved dcwnwardl_r into encaQe:nent ~ai~h th a too sur-ace ' 3 and bet:,reen =:~e _-_on=
tams 7s ar_d tze ha:.dle 75. ~gan, the handla 75 is adusted ;:, aiorg c he 'oc sur=ace 18 t~, estabiisrl engacement or a sas~~
bet:eeen _:~e ~=ont tabs 71 and ~:ze handle 73. _ final-y, ~h a COntrCi. bCx 7~ 1S rCtated lntC 1tS redr L3Clng OCSi=~On 3hOwn in Fig. 3 again estab'ishing access of the control buttons 8 LC 3 ~lS2r 'al~:l~i'1 t: a enclosure .-~..e=;:link ~.:le Or:e-~. %~11: CCW 1n t~
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This application is a divisional application of Canadian Patent Application Serial No. 2,052,051, which was 1o filed on 23 September 1991. The invention relates generally to a portable electric fan and, more particularly, to a portable electric fan for selective use as either a window fan or a free standing fan suitable for placement on stable support surfaces such as floors or tables.
15 Portable electric fans are used extensively to reduce personal discomfort caused by excessive temperature. Most users maximize utility of such fans by moving them into different locations determined by particular activities.
For example, fans can be placed on available support 2o surfaces such as floors or tables to provide air movement within housing enclosures or can be mounted in open windows to provide air circulation between a housing enclosure and the external environment. Most prior portable fans, however, have not been structurally suitable for safe and 25 efficient use when mounted in open windows.
The object of this invention, therefore, is to provide an improved portable electric fan that can be conveniently and safely used in either desired ir_ternal locations of a housing structure or in open windows thereof.
3o The invention is a portable electric fan including a housing having a front wall defining a front opening for transmitting air, a rear wall defining a rear opening for transmitting air, a top surface, and a bottom si:rface; a fan blade rotatably mounted in the housing and adapted 35 to move air in a given direction through the front and rear openings; and retainer means projecting upwardly from the top surface and adapted to engage _2_ one side of the sash of a vertically movable window. Also included are first and second elongated legs movably mounted in spaced apart positions on the bottom surface and adapted for movement between floor and window positions, each of the legs projecting in the given direction beyond the front and rear walls when in its floor position and extending in longitudinally aligned directions substantially perpendicular to the direction when in its window position. The retainer means and elongated legs facilitate alternative use of the fan for either internal or window applications.
according to one feature of the invention, she retainer means comprise tabs molded integrally with the housing and disposed at an edge of the top surface joining the rear wall.
Lhe efficient and low cost tabs render the fan useful as an air exhaust unit.
according to anotzer feature, the invention includes another tai; of spaced apart tabs disposed at an edge of the top surface joini.-lg the front wall. the second pair of tabs termits alternative use of the fan as an intake unit.
according to yet anot::er feature of the invention, t a retainer means further comprises a handle mounted for movement in the given direction on a central portion of the =op surface and projecting upwardly therefrom. after positions adust.,~e.~.t to 'ngage an onoosite side of the sash, to handle 5rovides 'urther stability for the :window :counted fan unit.
According to still another feature, the invention includes means biasing movement of the handle toward the rear edge mounted tabs. The bias means simplifies positional adjustment of the handle.
According to a further feature, the invention includes electrical controls movably mounted on the housing and adapted for movement between one position accessible by a user facing the front wall and another position accessible by a user facing the rear wall. The movable controls facilitate alternative use of the fan as either an intake or exhaust unit.
As such, in one aspect of the present invention resides in a portable electric fan comprising: housing means having a front wall defining a front opening for transmitting air, a rear wall defining a rear opening for transmitting air, a top surface, and a bottom surface; fan blade means rotatably mounted in said housing means and adapted to move air in a given direction through said front and rear openings; retainer means projecting upwardly from said top surface and adapted to engage one side of the sash of a vertically movable window; and first and second elongated legs movably mounted in spaced apart positions on said bottom surface and adapted for movement between floor and window positions, each of said legs projecting in said given direction beyond said front and rear walls when in said floor position and extending in longitudinally aligned directions substantially perpendicular to said direction when in said window p~~sition.
In another aspect, the invention resides in a portable electric fan comprising: housing means having a front wall defining a front opening for transmitting air, a rear wall defining a ,rear opening for transmitting air, a top surface, and a bottom surface; fan blade means rotatably mounted in said housing means and adapted to move air in a given dire~~tion through said front 3a and rear openings; and electrical control means movably mounted on said housing means and adapted for movement between one position accessible by a user facing said front wall and another position accessible by a user facing said rear wall.
In a further aspect, the present invention resides in a portable electric fan comprising: housing means having a front wall defining a front opening for transmitting air, a rear wall defining a rear opening for transmitting air, a top surface, and a bottom surface; fan blade means rotatably mounted in said housing means and adapted to move air in a given direction through said front and rear openings; and retainer means projecting upwardly from said top surface and adapted to engage one side of the sash of a vertically movable window; said retainer means comprising a pair of spaced apart tabs disposed at an edge of said top surface joining said rear wall.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
These and other objects and features of the invention will become more apparent upon a perusal of the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein:
Fig. 1 is a front perspective view of a convertible fan according to the invention;
Fig. 2 is a rear view of the fan shown in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is an exploded view of a handle assembly;
Fig. 4 is a partial cross sectional view of the handle assembly shown in Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the convertible fan of Fig. 1 mounted in an open window;
Fig. 6 is a front perspective view of another convertible fan embodiment;
3b Fig. 7 is a detailed view of a rotatable electrical control unit included with the fan shown in Fig. 6; and Fig. 8 is a rear perspective view of the fan shown in Fig.
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A convertible fan I1 includes a housing 12 and a fan blade 13 rotatably mounted in the housing 12. The housing 12 has a front wall 16 and a rear wall 17 joined by a top surface 18, a bottom surface 19 and a retainer system 14. Defined by S the front surface 16 is a front opening 21 while the rear wall 17 defines a rear opening 22. The front and rear openings 21, 22 transmit air moved by the blade 13 in a direction perpendicular to the front and rear walls 16, I7.
Included in the retainer system 14 are a pair of tabs 24, 2~ and a handle 26 all projecting upwardly prom the top sur~ace 18. The tabs 24, 25 are molded interqrally witz the housing 12 and are spaced apart on an edge 27 of the top sur=ace I8 _that joins the rear wall 17. As shown in Figs. 3 and -~, the handle 26 includes a hood portion 31 the underside 32 oz whic:l 1~ roans a gripping sur=ace, downwardly extending leg portions 33, and ylange -portions 34 extending outwardly there=rpm. The legs 33 extend ~-hrough slots 36 in a front portion of the top sur=ace I8 and ~ne ~'ange portions 34 slidably engage an uner surface 37 thereo=. a pair o= spring members 38 have opposite ends attac:led, respectively, to apertures 39 in the 'lange portions 34 and apertures in tabs 41 extending prom an inner sur=ace o' the rear ;aal1 1.. Thus, the centrally located handle 25 is -nounted _-.,_ sliding movement on the top sur=ace 18 is the given directicr_ of air glow Through c'.~.e ~ront and rear openings 21, 22 and is ?5 aiased r'ar-~ardl~r towar : _h 2 =abs 2:~, 25 ay =he spring members ~8.
_5_ Supporting the housing 12 are a pair of elongated legs 51, 52. Each of the legs 51, 52 is pivotally secured by pivots 53 to the bottom surface 19. The legs 52 can be pivotally moved from a floor position shown in rFig. 1 in which they project beyond the front and rear walls 16, 17 in the given direction of air flow through the openings 21, 22 and a window position shown in Fig. 5 in which they are longitudinally aligned in directions substantially perpendicular to the given direction of air flow.
During use of the fan 11, the gripping portion 32 of the handle 26 can be used to transport the housing 12 to any desired location providing a suitable support surface (not shown) for the legs 51, 52 in their Tloor positions shown in Fig. _. ~rlhen use in an open window is desired, the fan ii is mounted in the manner shown in F'_g. 5 . ~f ter pivoti_~.g oy the legs 5i, 52 into their aligned :window positions, the bottom sur=ace 19 is placed on the upper surface 55 of a windcw sill molding 56. The legs 5i, 52 extend behind and below to :,ioldi_~.g ~6 and engage a year sur=ace ~7 thereof. with the .an ?' in that position, the tans 24, 25 are aligned wit: a ear surface 58 of an opened sash 59 which then is lowered ito engagement with the top surface 13 while the handle is held foraardly against the bias of the spring members 38. after closing of t,'~e sash 59 against the upper surface 18, the har_dl a is =eleased allowing the siring members 38 to rove the ccd 25 ~orti~n 31 into engagement with an inner surface of t a sas'.~_~_ ~a .
~'hus, _ a =an 1~ is recur el y retained bet;aeen tze sash ~ 9 arc ~e sill 56 while t!:e =2ar~,aard~=r p~sitionec v3DS 24, 2i ~r~-r=.=~
a ~csi~'_oni:-g stop t a= es'ablisi:es c'_aarar_c' for a ~.oi: dcw sc_ee~ 5_.
Illustrated in Figs. 6-8 is another convertible fan embodiment 71 of the invention. Parts of the fan embodiment 71 identical to those of above described embodiment 11 have been given the same reference numerals. The fan 71 is adapted S for use as either an intake or an exhaust unit by a retainer system 72 and an electrical control box 70_ Included in the retainer system 72 are a pair of rear tabs 73, a pair of front tabs 74, and a handle 75. The rear tabs 73 extend upwardly ~rom the top surface 18 and are spaced apart along a rear edge thereof joining the rear surface 17. Similarly, the tront tabs i~ ext'na upwardly from the top surface 13 and are spaced apart along a front edge thereof joining the front surface lo. Preferably, the tabs 73, 74 are molded as an integral unit with the housing 12.
The handle 75 is mounted for sliding movement Taithin slots 76 in 1~ the ton surface 13 in the given direction of air flow through the openings 21, 22.
~s shown in Fig. 7, the electrical control unit 70 is rotatably mounted in a recess 81 formed in the housing 12. Thus, the control box 70 can be rotated between a front position shcwn in Fig. 'o and a rear position shown in Fig. 3. When in its =rent oosi=ion shown in Fig. 6, control buttons 33 of the unit 73 are accessible by a user facing the =runt wall 16. Conversaly, -,when in their rear position, the control but-~cns 83 are access=b'_a to a wiser racing the rear wall 17.
When used as a window fan, the unit 71 is positioned in an ocened window in a manner similar to that described above.
When use as an intake fan is desired, the housing 12 is placed on a window sill and a sash is lowered into engagement with the top surface 18 and between the rear tabs 73 and the handle.
Secure =etention is insured by moving the handle 75 into engagement with an iizner suryace of the sash and the box 70 is rotated y~=o its forNard position shown in Fig. o so as to be accessible to a user in an enclosure deffining the open :,rindew into which t he fan uni~ 71 has been placed.
;then use as an exhaus t =an is desir ed, the uni t 7 '_ is ~.osicioned cn a sil' and a window sash is moved dcwnwardl_r into encaQe:nent ~ai~h th a too sur-ace ' 3 and bet:,reen =:~e _-_on=
tams 7s ar_d tze ha:.dle 75. ~gan, the handla 75 is adusted ;:, aiorg c he 'oc sur=ace 18 t~, estabiisrl engacement or a sas~~
bet:eeen _:~e ~=ont tabs 71 and ~:ze handle 73. _ final-y, ~h a COntrCi. bCx 7~ 1S rCtated lntC 1tS redr L3Clng OCSi=~On 3hOwn in Fig. 3 again estab'ishing access of the control buttons 8 LC 3 ~lS2r 'al~:l~i'1 t: a enclosure .-~..e=;:link ~.:le Or:e-~. %~11: CCW 1n t~
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Claims (6)
1. A portable electric fan comprising:
housing means having a front wall defining a front opening for transmitting air, a rear wall defining a rear opening for transmitting air, a top surface, and a bottom surface;
fan blade means rotatably mounted in said housing means and adapted to move air in a given direction through said front and rear openings; and electrical control means movably mounted on said housing means and adapted for movement between one position accessible by a user facing said front wall and another position accessible by a user facing said rear wall.
housing means having a front wall defining a front opening for transmitting air, a rear wall defining a rear opening for transmitting air, a top surface, and a bottom surface;
fan blade means rotatably mounted in said housing means and adapted to move air in a given direction through said front and rear openings; and electrical control means movably mounted on said housing means and adapted for movement between one position accessible by a user facing said front wall and another position accessible by a user facing said rear wall.
2. A fan according to claim 1 wherein said electrical control means comprises a control unit rotatably mounted on said housing means.
3. A fan according to claim 1 including retainer means projecting upwardly from said top surface and adapted to engage one side of the sash of a vertically movable window;
said retainer means comprising a first pair of spaced apart tabs disposed at an edge of said top surface joining said rear wall, and a second pair of spaced apart tabs disposed at an edge of said top surface joining said front wall.
said retainer means comprising a first pair of spaced apart tabs disposed at an edge of said top surface joining said rear wall, and a second pair of spaced apart tabs disposed at an edge of said top surface joining said front wall.
4. A fan according to claim 3 wherein said retainer means comprise tab means molded integrally with said housing means.
5. a fan according to claim 3 or claim 4 wherein said retainer means further comprises a handle means mounted on a central portion of said top surface and projecting upwardly therefrom and adapted to engage an opposite side of the sash.
6. A fan according to claim 5 wherein said handle means is mounted for movement in said given direction on said top surface.
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