US 12,404,993 B2
Fan and light units and associated mounting arrangements for use at a loading dock
Aaron J. Wiegel, Benton, WI (US); David Swift, Dubuque, IA (US); Jason Dondlinger, Bellevue, IA (US); and Lucas I. Paruch, Dubuque, IA (US)
Assigned to Rite-Hite Holding Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Filed by Rite-Hite Holding Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Filed on Jul. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/349,702.
Application 18/349,702 is a continuation of application No. 17/567,615, filed on Jan. 3, 2022, granted, now 11,739,924.
Application 17/567,615 is a continuation of application No. 16/747,360, filed on Jan. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,215,346, issued on Jan. 4, 2022.
Application 16/747,360 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/703,602, filed on Aug. 28, 2019, granted, now D933283, issued on Oct. 12, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/816,050, filed on Mar. 8, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0392774 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. F21V 21/28 (2006.01); F04D 27/00 (2006.01); F21V 21/34 (2006.01); F21V 21/40 (2006.01); F21V 23/00 (2015.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01); F04D 29/42 (2006.01)
CPC F21V 21/28 (2013.01) [F04D 27/00 (2013.01); F21V 21/34 (2013.01); F21V 21/40 (2013.01); F21V 23/002 (2013.01); F21V 33/0096 (2013.01); F04D 29/4226 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a frame including an elongate bar, the bar to be pivotally coupled to a support system via a point of attachment on the bar between first and second ends of a longitudinal length of the bar; and
a fan including an air outlet pointing in a first direction, the air outlet offset relative to a center of the fan, the fan selectively mountable to the frame in different orientations to change a location of the air outlet relative to the frame, the different orientations including a first orientation and a second orientation, the first orientation rotated relative to the second orientation about an axis, the axis extending through the center of the fan, the axis generally parallel to the first direction.