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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2006
Vance Chin, San Francisco, CA (US);
Richard Pocklington, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jonathan Betts-lacroix, San Mateo, CA (US);
Vance Chin, San Francisco, CA (US);
Richard Pocklington, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jonathan Betts-LaCroix, San Mateo, CA (US);
OQO, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided that provides a common opening for air flow and speaker outflow. The apparatus includes a compartment with an opening. The compartment has a top surface and a bottom surface and includes a fan and a speaker. The fan is positioned to rotate one or blades around an axis. The one or more blades spin in a direction substantially towards an opening during at least one point during the spinning. The fan directs the air flow towards the opening. The speaker is positioned such that its movement is along the axis.