| CPC A01M 29/06 (2013.01) | 14 Claims |
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1. A pest repellent device, comprising:
a device body having a first body end, a second body end, and a magnetic ring configured to fit over an upper segment of the device body;
a blade motor housed at least partially within the device body;
a rotatable component disposed at the first body end, wherein the rotatable component is configured to be rotated by the blade motor;
one or more fan blades coupled to the rotatable component; and
a foldable base assembly coupled to the second body end, wherein the foldable base assembly comprises three supporting legs, wherein each of the supporting legs is shaped as an elongated parabolic cylinder,
wherein the pest repellent device has a folded configuration and an unfolded configuration, wherein the three supporting legs are configured to surround and partly encircle the device body when the pest repellent device is in the folded configuration, and wherein the three supporting legs are configured to fold radially and pivotally outward and then pivotally downward with respect to a longitudinal axis of the device body until each of the supporting legs is positioned at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the device body when the pest repellent device is in the unfolded configuration,
wherein each of the supporting legs further comprises a ferromagnetic metal piece coupled to a distal end of the supporting leg, wherein the ferromagnetic metal piece is configured to magnetically attach to the magnetic ring when the pest repellent device is in the folded configuration, and
wherein the one or more fan blades are configured to hang downward when the pest repellent device is in the folded configuration, and wherein one or more of the supporting legs is configured to at least partially encase one of the fan blades such that at least part of the fan blade is positioned in between an exterior surface of the device body and the one or more supporting legs when the pest repellent device is in the folded configuration.
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