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Low impedance fan safety guard

CA 1318895 C · Owner: Schaefer, Ronald E. · Inventors: Schaefer, Ronald E.

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A low impedance safety guard for an air circulating fan with rotating fan blades which prevents a human hand, finger or foot from getting into the path of the rotating blades while yet achieving the unrestrictive air stream benefits of a relatively open guard which is generally considered unsafe. The guard comprises rear and front parallel and opposing substantially open, air stream unobstructive fan blade guard faces which will permit the hand, finger or foot to pass partially therethrough. A substantially closed circumferential wall is provided which connects the rear and front faces to enclose the fan blades approximately equal distant from the respective faces to prohibit the hand, …

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  • Granted June 8, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 8, 2010.
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FiledSeptember 19, 1988
GrantedJune 8, 1993
Term endedJune 8, 2010
Patent numberCA 1318895 C
Classification (IPC)F04D29/70

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19891992199519982001200420072010Application filedSep 19, 1988Patent grantedJune 8, 1993Term endedJune 8, 2010

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