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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2001
John F. Moody, Moro, IL (US);
Edward M. Springer, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Maria Livits, St. Louis, MO (US);
Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A fan blade frame provides a suitable connection for securely connecting a fan blade to a conventional blade iron. A first frame member generally defines the outer periphery of the fan blade. A plate is fixedly attached to the base end of the first frame member, and may additionally attached to a second frame member that is connected to the base end of the first frame member. The plate and first frame member form a rigid unit that provides support to a light-weight or non-rigid blade material such as wicker, natural leaf, cloth, etc. The plate defines a plurality of openings therethrough for connection to a conventional fan blade iron.