Hunter Fan Compnay

Trw Limited

Hunter-melnor, Inc.

Robbins & Myers, Inc.

Richard A Pearce

Jack W Gee, Ii

Gary J Feder

Masao Tsuji

Scott P Bojko

Vinay Mehta

Robert L Scofield

Ted E Bacon

Jose Maria Magno, Jr

Mark Hebert

Anthony Todd Richardson

Marshall Sexton

Richard Orion Millaway

A ceiling fan mounting system () is disclosed which includes an upper pre-mounted assembly () and a lower hanging assembly (). The upper pre-mounted assembly includes a mounting plate () with a peripheral flange () having threaded mounting holes () therein. The upper assembly also includes a hanger () coupled to the mounting plate and having a stepped ball holding flange () with a beveled interior facing surface (). The lower hanging assembly includes a downrod () coupled to a ball joint () and a canopy (). The ball joint is configured to be received within the hanger ball holding flange and has a series of deformable ridges (). The canopy includes a central opening defined by a central, stepped flange () adapted to receive and nest flushly against the exterior of the hanger ball holding flange. The canopy stepped flange fits flushly against the exterior of the hanger ball holding flange so as to encircle the C-shaped holding flange.

Mounting system for supporting a ceiling fan assembly

A ceiling fan is disclosed having an electric motor () with a bottom plate () having two internally threaded screw mounting holes () associated with each blade iron (). Each blade iron has two, elongated, arcuate mounting holes () therethrough which are alignable with motor bottom plate mounting holes (). A mounting screw () passes through the blade iron mounting hole () and is threaded into the motor mounting hole (). Screws () allow limited pivotal movement of the blade irons () relative to the motor bottom plate. Each blade iron is coupled to a blade () by three mounting screws (). Each blade includes a first round mounting hole () adjacent the motor and two, elongated, arcuate mounting holes () distal the motor. Again, the screws allow for limited pivotal movement between the blade and its associated blade iron.

Fan blade mounting system

A ceiling fan () is disclosed having a motor housing () which encases an electric motor (). The motor includes a bottom mounting plate () that rotates and thereby drives an annular array of blade irons (), each having a blade () mounted thereto in conventional fashion. Each blade iron is mounted for pivotal and radial movement relative to the bottom mounting plate. An annular segmented balancing ring () made of a plurality of links () causes pivotal and radial movement of other blade irons () in response to the radial movement of an off-balanced blade iron.

A ceiling fan hanging system () in disclosed for use with a conventional ceiling fan (). The hanging system includes a downrod () and a downrod receiver (). The downrod has a lower end () having a select outside diameter and a pair of mutually aligned holes () therethrough. The downrod receiver has a tubular neck portion () having an internal channel () with an internal diameter configured to receive the lower end of the downrod. The neck portion has an oblong first mounting hole () and a generally round second mounting hole (). The downrod receiver also includes a mounting bolt () and a mounting nut () configured to be threadably received upon mounting bolt. Mounting bolt has an oblong head () configured to be nestably received within oblong first mounting hole and a shank () extending from head. The oblong head includes an inboard or inwardly facing surface () which is curved to conform with and fit snugly against the exterior of the downrod.

Ceiling fan hanging system

A ceiling fan () is disclosed having a motor housing () which encases an electric motor (). The motor includes a bottom mounting plate () that rotates and thereby drives an annular array of blade irons (), each having a blade () mounted thereto in conventional fashion. Each blade iron is mounted for pivotal and radial movement relative to the bottom mounting plate. An annular balancing ring () causes pivotal and radial movement of other blade irons ()in response to the radial movement of an off-balanced blade iron ().

A ceiling fan blade iron includes a blade mounting portionwith a top surfacefacing the ceiling, a movable blade fastener, and two fixed or stationary mounting catchescoupled to and extending from the top surface. The blade iron is configured to mate with a bladehaving two catch mounting holesand a fastener mounting hole. Each catchhas an upright wall portionand a horizontal top portion. The moveable blade fastenerhas a hand gripping portion, a mid-memberhaving an elongated slottherein, an upright abutment portion, and a horizontal, outboard extending stop portionextending from the abutment portion. A mounting screwextends through the slot and is threadably received within a threaded mounting hole within the blade iron to allow sliding movement of the fastener relative to the blade iron.

A fan () is disclosed having an electric motor () which rotatably drives an annular array of blade irons () each having a blade () mounted thereto. Each blade iron has a motor mounting portion () configured to be coupled with the electric motor for rotation. The motor mounting portion has an arcuate, vertical wall () and a horizontal flange (). The horizontal flange has a first mounting hole () and an oblong second mounting hole (). A first mounting screw () having a first bushing or bearing () thereon passes through each first mounting hole and into a threaded mounting hole () in the motor (). Similarly a second mounting screw () having a second bushing or bearing () thereon passes through each second mounting hole and into a threaded mounting hole () in the motor. With this configuration the blade iron can pivot relative to the motor.

Self balancing fan

A ceiling fan hanging system () is disclosed for use with a conventional ceiling fan (). The hanging system includes a ceiling mounting plate (), a canopy mounting plate (), a canopy (), and a canopy trim ring (). A male electrical connector () is fixedly mounted to the ceiling mounting plate. The male electrical connector which mates with the female electrical connector () is mounted to a slide () mounted for reciprocal movement upon the canopy mounting plate. The slide has two arm () and a central push plate or tab (). Each arm is configured to be releasably received within a mounting plate loop () extending from the ceiling mounting plate and extending through a loop opening (). The structural electrical wires are electrically coupled to the male electrical connector while the ceiling fan electrical wires are electrically coupled to the female electrical connector. The ceiling fan is mounted to the ceiling in an efficient manner by engaging the slide and moving the female electrical connector into electrical contact with the male electrical connector.

A mounting system () for supporting a ceiling fan assembly () of the type having a motor, motor housing (), a plurality of blades () and a downrod () to a ceiling C. The mounting system includes a mounting plate () having a plurality of tab locks (), a mounting bracket having a plurality of locking tabs () configured to mate with the tab locks (). The mounting bracket also has an opening () therein configured to receive a ball joint () of the downrod ().

Quick connect mounting system for a ceiling fan

A light assembly leveler () is disclosed having a threaded central nipple () mounted to the ceiling fan switch housing (), an upper mounting disk (), a lower mounting disk (), a bowl-shaped translucent light diffusor (), a cap () and a finial (). The upper mounting disk () has a central passage () through which the nipple () extends and a concave bottom bearing surface (). The lower mounting disk has a convex top bearing surface () with a central opening () therethrough defined. The top bearing surface is configured to mate with or bear against the bottom bearing surface of the upper mounting disk to allow rotary movement of the lower mounting disk relative to the upper mounting disk. The cap has an upper peripheral rim () and a centralized concave lower bearing surface () with a central opening () therethrough. The cap is configured to abut the diffusor. A finial () is threaded onto the lower end of the nipple. The finial has a top bearing surface () configured to mate with the lower bearing surface of the cap to allow rotary movement of the cap relative to the finial.

Leveler for light assembly

A mounting system () for supporting a ceiling fan assembly () of the type having a motor, motor housing (), a plurality of blades () and a downrod () to a support surface C, which includes a mounting plate () coupled to a support surface C, a mounting bar () coupled to the mounting plate (), a suspending hangar () coupled to the downrod (), a canopy () journalled to the downrod (), and screws which couple the canopy () to the mounting plate (). The screws () permits adjustable movement of the canopy () between a lower position wherein the majority of the weight of the ceiling fan assembly () is supported by the mounting bar () through the suspending hangar () and an upper position wherein the majority of the weight of the ceiling fan assembly () is supported by the mounting plate () through the canopy ().

A ceiling fan comprising an annular array of blade irons () adapted to be rotatably driven by a motor, said blade irons having opposite sides () formed with at least one notch (), a plurality of fan blades () with each blade bearing a bracket () having opposite side walls (), each formed with at least one indentation () sized and positioned to be passed through said blade iron side notches, whereby the blades may be mounted to the blade irons by passing the blade bracket indentations through the blade iron notches and then sliding the brackets to a position with the bracket indentations unaligned with the blade iron notches thereby interlocking the blade brackets with the blade irons.

Ceiling fan

A ceiling fan mounting system for mounting a fan to a canted ceiling with its fan blades rotated in a horizontal plane. The system has an elongated hanger bar () suspended from a ceiling mounting plate (). The fan downrod is attached to a multi-lope ball () that is seated in a canopy seat (). The canopy can be mounted to the ceiling plane in only one position, a position that orients the hanger bar parallel to the canted ceiling, parallel to the mounting plate and parallel to the fan blades horizontal plane of rotation.

A ceiling fan quick connect blade iron system () is disclosed which is coupled to a conventional ceiling fan electric motor () having a lower portion (). The motor lower portion has an annular array of threaded mounting holes () therein. A post () having a stem () and a head () is mounted within each mounting hole () and extends through a S-shaped spring (). The blade iron system also includes a blade iron () having a motor mounting flange () and a blade mounting portion (). The motor mounting portion has a vertical portion () extending to a horizontal portion (). The motor mounting portion has a pair of slots () which have an enlarged, peripheral portion () that extends through the vertical portion () to a narrow, inboard portion () that extends through the horizontal portion (). The horizontal portion () also includes a recess () about each narrow portion ().

Quick connect blade iron system

A ceiling fan quick connect blade system () is disclosed which is coupled to a conventional ceiling fan electric motor () having a lower portion (). The motor lower portion has an annular array of threaded mounting holes () therein. A post () having a stem () and a head () is mounted within each mounting hole () and extends through a S-shaped spring (). The blade system also includes a blade iron () having a motor mounting flange () and a blade mounting portion (). The blade mounting portion () has a pair of guide pins () extending above a peripheral, top edge, a rubber dampening plate () having protrusions () configured to nest upon the guide pins (), and a securing plate () mounted for pivotal movement through a mounting bolt (). The securing plate has a pair of oppositely facing catches () and an elongated tab () sized and shaped to be received within a notch (). Each catch has an upright portion () and an overhanging portion (). The securing plate is pivotal between a blade unlocked position and a blade locked position. Each blade iron is coupled to a ceiling fan bladehaving a pair of mounting holes () and a pair of guide holes (). The mounting holes () are sized and shaped to receive the blade iron catches (). The guide holes () are sized and shaped to receive the dampening plate protrusions ().

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Byhalia, MS, United States of America

Richard A Pearce