Disguised air displacement device

Abstract

A body has a back and parallel front. The back of the body defines an air inlet and a peripheral air outlet is associated with the front. A body chamber between the back and the front is in fluid communication with the air inlet and the air outlet. A structurally prominent faceplate is on the body proximate to the peripheral air outlet and bears a transforming aesthetic overlay. An air displacement unit is formed of a plurality of blades rotatable in a plane parallel with the back and the front. The air displacement unit is substantially concealed within the body chamber and is configured to accept air from the air inlet and urge the air through the air outlet.

1 . A portable, disguised air displacement device comprising:
 a body having a back and an associated front parallel with the back, the body defining an air inlet associated with the back, the body having a peripheral air outlet associated with the front;   a body chamber between the back and the front, the body chamber being in fluid communication with the air inlet and the air outlet;   a structurally prominent faceplate on the body proximate to the peripheral air outlet and bearing a transforming aesthetic overlay; and   an air displacement unit formed of a plurality of blades rotatable in a plane parallel with the back and the front, the air displacement unit being substantially concealed within the body chamber, the air displacement unit being configured to accept air from the air inlet and urge the air through the air outlet.   
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the front is circular with an area and the back is circular and parallel with the front and wherein the transforming aesthetic overlay comprises a circular clock having an area of 74 percent of the area of the front, plus or minus 10 percent. 
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the front is rectangular with an area and the back is rectangular and parallel with the front and wherein the transforming aesthetic overlay comprises a rectangular picture having an area of 44 percent of the area of the front, plus or minus 10 percent. 
   
   
       4 . A disguised air displacement device comprising, in combination:
 a body having a rectangular back with an associated air inlet, the body having a rectangular front with an associated air outlet, the body defining a body chamber, the body chamber being in fluid communication with the air inlet and the air outlet;   a rectangular faceplate with a rectangular central section in the form of a picture, the central section being imperforate and obstructing the air outlet, the central section bearing an aesthetic overlay, the rectangular faceplate having a peripheral section surrounding the central section and constituting the air outlet, the central section having an area of between 44 and 77 percent of the area of the peripheral section; and   an air displacement unit, within the body chamber, the air displacement unit being located between the air inlet and the air outlet, the air displacement unit being formed of a plurality of rotatable blades configured to accept air from the air inlet and urge the air through the air outlet.