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Head gear apparatus having movably mounted fan

US6711748B2 · kind B2 · utility

39Cited by
71References
20Claims
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Filing dateJan 3, 2003
Grant dateMar 30, 2004
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Expiry dateJan 3, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA62B17/04
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A head gear apparatus (10) is provided that moves air to cool a caregiver's head. The head gear apparatus (10) includes a helmet (12) that has a shell (114) configured to rest upon a head of a user and a fan housing (120) movably coupled to shell (114), a fan (122) is positioned to lie within fan housing (120) and moves with fan housing (120) relative to shell (114), and a garment (14) selectively coupled to helmet (12). Garment (14) includes a face shield (20).

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