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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2008
Michael D. R. Miller, Fort Worth, TX (US);
John F. Mares, Coppell, TX (US);
Michael D. R. Miller, Fort Worth, TX (US);
John F. Mares, Coppell, TX (US);
Litex Industries, Limited, Grand Prairie, TX (US);
Abstract
A ceiling fan () is suspended from a mounting bracket () by a down rod () and a canopy () is provided for concealing the mounting bracket (). The canopy () has a lower end () with apertures () for mounting the ceiling fan () directly to the canopy () in alternative mounting configurations. A cover () is provided for concealing the apertures () in the canopy (). The cover () has a collar () which extends through a down rod opening () in the canopy (), and has a plurality of protuberances () which secure the cover () to the lower end () of the canopy () in a snap engagement. A lip portion () upwardly extends from the cover () to provide a spacer for locating the protuberances () adjacent to an upper side of the lower end () of the canopy ().